Where does “benetzen” come from?

benetzen (German) comes 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.

benetzen (German): to moisten; to wet

Definitions

  1. to moisten; to wet

Ancestry of “benetzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbenetzen—
2Old High Germanbinezzen—
3Old High Germannezzen—
4Proto-Germanicnatjanąto make wet; wetten
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “benetzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic natjaną →