Where does “Dreierwette” come from?
Dreierwette (German) comes from German wette, from Middle High German wette, from Middle Dutch wette, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.
Dreierwette (German): trifecta
Ancestry of “Dreierwette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wette | inflection of wetten:
## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wette | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wette | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |