Where does “wetten” come from?

wetten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wettōn, from Proto-West Germanic waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Ancestry of “wetten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwettōn—
2Proto-West Germanicwaddjōnto wager, to pledge
3Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
4Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “wetten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadją →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadjōną →