Where does “Benetzung” come from?

Benetzung (German) comes 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.

Benetzung (German): wetting

Definitions

  1. wetting

Ancestry of “Benetzung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbenetzento moisten; to wet
2Middle High Germanbenetzen—
3Old High Germanbinezzen—
4Old High Germannezzen—
5Proto-Germanicnatjanąto make wet; wetten
6Proto-Germanicnatazwet
7Proto-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 →