Where does “wǣtan” come from?
wǣtan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.
wǣtan (Old English): to wet, moisten, water
Ancestry of “wǣtan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wētijaną | to wet; make wet |
| 2 | Indo-European | *wed- | — |
Words derived from “wǣtan”