Where does “vesen” come from?
vesen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Low German wesen, from Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
vesen (Norwegian Nynorsk): a being, creature; nature, disposition; board,...
Definitions
- a being, creature; nature, disposition; board,...
Ancestry of “vesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | wesen | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wēsen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | wesan | to be |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
Words derived from “vesen”