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...

Definitions

  1. To whet, hone or rub on with something for the...

Ancestry of “wetten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwetten—
2Old Dutchwetten—
3Proto-West Germanichwattjanto sharpen, whet
4Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “wetten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan →