Where does “hwettan” come from?
hwettan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.
hwettan (Old English): to sharpen; to incite, encourage
Definitions
- to sharpen; to incite, encourage
Ancestry of “hwettan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hwattjan | to sharpen, whet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwatjaną | to sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁d- | to stab |
Words derived from “hwettan”