Where does “wet” come from?

wet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch witat, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “wet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwitat—
2Proto-Germanicwitōþąlaw; what is known or observed
3Proto-Germanicwitōdazpast participle of *witōną
4Proto-Germanicwitōnąto know; to destine
5Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic witaną →