Where does “wetting” come from?
Wetting derives from the English verb wet, which developed from Middle English weten and witen, ultimately tracing to Old English witan and Proto-Indo-European wed- and weyd-, meaning to lead or guide.
wetting (English): present participle of wet; The act of making...
Definitions
- present participle of wet; The act of making...
Ancestry of “wetting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
Words derived from “wetting”