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Where does “wette” come from?

wette (German) comes from Middle High German wette, from Middle Dutch wette, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wette (German): inflection of wetten: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of wetten: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “wette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwette—
2Middle Dutchwette—
3Proto-Germanicwitōþąlaw; what is known or observed
4Proto-Germanicwitōdazpast participle of *witōną
5Proto-Germanicwitōnąto know; to destine
6Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →