Where does “wetten” come from?
wetten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wetten, from Old Dutch wetten, from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.
wetten (Dutch): To whet, hone or rub on with something for the...
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- To whet, hone or rub on with something for the...
Ancestry of “wetten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | wetten | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wetten | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hwattjan | to sharpen, whet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwatjaną | to sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁d- | to stab |