Where does “Wesen” come from?
Wesen (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.
Ancestry of “Wesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wësen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wesan | to be, exist |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |