Where does “wësen” come from?

wësen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “wësen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
2Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
3Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wësen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →
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