Where does “wēsen” come from?

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

wēsen (Middle Dutch): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “wēsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwesanto be
2Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
3Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wēsen”

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