Where does “cweþan” come from?

cweþan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

cweþan (Old English): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “cweþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
2Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “cweþan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan →