Where does “wēsen” come from?
wēsen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
Ancestry of “wēsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | wesan | to be |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
Words derived from “wēsen”