Where does “rewet” come from?

rewet (English) comes from English wet, from Middle English wet, from Middle English weten, from Old English wǣtan, from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.

rewet (English): To wet again; A gunlock

Definitions

To wet again; A gunlock

Ancestry of “rewet”, step by step

rewet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wet

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	wet	Made up of liquid or moisture, usually water; Of...
2	Middle English	wet	wet, watery; wet, rainy; liquid, fluid
3	Middle English	weten	to wet
4	Old English	wǣtan	to wet, moisten, water
5	Proto-Germanic	wētijaną	to wet; make wet
6	Indo-European	*wed-	—

via Old English rōwan

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	rōwan	to row
2	Proto-Germanic	rōaną	to row
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₁reh₁-	to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Every word from Indo-European *wed- →