Where does “benetzen” come from?

benetzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German binezzen, from Old High German nezzen, from Proto-Germanic natjaną, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

Ancestry of “benetzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbinezzen—
2Old High Germannezzen—
3Proto-Germanicnatjanąto make wet; wetten
4Proto-Germanicnatazwet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “benetzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic natjaną →