Where does “wesan” come from?

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

wesan (Old Dutch): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “wesan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
2Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wesan”

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