Where does “whetten” come from?
whetten (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
whetten (English): To whet
Definitions
- To whet
Ancestry of “whetten”, step by step
whetten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English whet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whet | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece... |
| 2 | Middle English | whetten | To sharpen; to make sharp, pointy or acute,... |
| 3 | Old English | hwettan | to sharpen; to incite, encourage |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwattjan | to sharpen, whet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwatjaną | to sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁d- | to stab |