Where does “wet” come from?
Wet comes from Middle English weten, from Old English witan, from Proto-Indo-European weyd-, meaning to divide or separate.
wet (English): Made up of liquid or moisture, usually water; Of...
Definitions
- Made up of liquid or moisture, usually water; Of...
Ancestry of “wet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wet | wet, watery; wet, rainy; liquid, fluid |
| 2 | Middle English | weten | to wet |
| 3 | Old English | wǣtan | to wet, moisten, water |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wētijaną | to wet; make wet |
| 5 | Indo-European | *wed- | — |