Where does “wetteifern” come from?
wetteifern (German) comes from German wette, 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 — to see.
wetteifern (German): to vie
Definitions
- to vie
Ancestry of “wetteifern”, step by step
wetteifern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wette | inflection of wetten: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wette | pledge, deposit, pawn |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wette | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via German eifern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eifern | to strive; to be jealous of or zealous for |
| 2 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |