Where does “wetten” come from?

wetten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wetten, from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.

Ancestry of “wetten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwetten—
2Proto-West Germanichwattjanto sharpen, whet
3Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “wetten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan →