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
Ancestry of “weten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wǣtan | to wet, moisten, water |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wētijaną | to wet; make wet |
| 3 | Indo-European | *wed- | — |
Words derived from “weten”