Where does “Benetzbarkeit” come from?

Benetzbarkeit (German) comes from German benetzbar, from German benetzen, from Middle High German benetzen, from Old High German binezzen, from Old High German nezzen, from Proto-Germanic natjaną, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

Benetzbarkeit (German): wettability

Definitions

  1. wettability

Ancestry of “Benetzbarkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbenetzbarwettable
2Germanbenetzento moisten; to wet
3Middle High Germanbenetzen—
4Old High Germanbinezzen—
5Old High Germannezzen—
6Proto-Germanicnatjanąto make wet; wetten
7Proto-Germanicnatazwet
8Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic natjaną →