Where does “wesen” come from?

wesen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

wesen (Low German): To be, to exist

Definitions

  1. To be, to exist

Ancestry of “wesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwēsento be
2Old Saxonwesanto be
3Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wesen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →