Where does “wetten” come from?

wetten (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.

Ancestry of “wetten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichwattjanto sharpen, whet
2Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “wetten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d-Every word from Proto-Germanic hwatjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan