Where does “wēsen” come from?

wēsen (German) comes from Middle High German wësen, from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

wēsen (German): creature, being

Definitions

  1. creature, being

Ancestry of “wēsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwësen—
2Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
3Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wēsen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →