Where does “nassmachen” come from?

nassmachen (German) comes from German machen, from Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

nassmachen (German): to wetten

Definitions

  1. to wetten

Ancestry of “nassmachen”, step by step

nassmachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German machen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmachento make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to...
2Middle High Germanmachento make
3Old High Germanmahhōnto make, work; to make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via German nass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannasswet
2Middle High Germannaȥ
3Old High Germannaȥwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ-
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