Where does “weten” come from?

weten (Middle English) comes from Old English wǣtan, from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.

weten (Middle English): to wet

Definitions

  1. to wet

Ancestry of “weten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwǣtanto wet, moisten, water
2Proto-Germanicwētijanąto wet; make wet
3Indo-European*wed-—

Words derived from “weten”

Every word from Indo-European *wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wētijaną →Every word from Old English wǣtan →