Where does “wǣtan” come from?

wǣtan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.

wǣtan (Old English): to wet, moisten, water

Definitions

  1. to wet, moisten, water

Ancestry of “wǣtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwētijanąto wet; make wet
2Indo-European*wed-—

Words derived from “wǣtan”

Every word from Indo-European *wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wētijaną →