Where does “wett” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwetento wet
2Old Englishwǣtanto wet, moisten, water
3Proto-Germanicwētijanąto wet; make wet
4Indo-European*wed-

Words derived from “wett

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