Where does “wetten” come from?

wetten (German) comes from Middle High German wetten, from Old High German wettōn, from Proto-West Germanic waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

wetten (German): to bet; to be nearly certain of

Definitions

  1. to bet; to be nearly certain of

Ancestry of “wetten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwetten—
2Old High Germanwettōn—
3Proto-West Germanicwaddjōnto wager, to pledge
4Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
5Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “wetten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadjōną →