Where does “weet” come from?
weet (English) comes from Middle English weten, from Old English wǣtan, from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.
weet (English): To know
Ancestry of “weet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | weten | to wet |
| 2 | Old English | wǣtan | to wet, moisten, water |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wētijaną | to wet; make wet |
| 4 | Indo-European | *wed- | — |
Words derived from “weet”