Where does “semiwet” come from?

semiwet (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-.

semiwet (English): Partially wet

Definitions

  1. Partially wet

Ancestry of “semiwet”, step by step

semiwet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwetMade up of liquid or moisture, usually water; Of...
2Middle Englishwetwet, watery; wet, rainy; liquid, fluid
3Middle Englishwetento wet
4Old Englishwǣtanto wet, moisten, water
5Proto-Germanicwētijanąto wet; make wet
6Indo-European*wed-—

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Indo-European *wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wētijaną →Every word from Old English wǣtan →