Where does “nässen” come from?

nässen (German) comes from Middle High German netzen, 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.

nässen (German): to become wet

Definitions

  1. to become wet

Ancestry of “nässen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nässen”

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