Where does “wetzen” come from?
wetzen (German) comes from Old High German wezzen, from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.
wetzen (German): to whet, to sharpen
Ancestry of “wetzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | wezzen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hwattjan | to sharpen, whet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwatjaną | to sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁d- | to stab |