Where does “woet” come from?

woet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wuot, from Proto-Germanic wōþuz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Ancestry of “woet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwuot—
2Proto-Germanicwōþuzrage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “woet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōþuz →Every word from Old Dutch wuot →
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