Where does “wezzen” come from?
wezzen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.
Ancestry of “wezzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 “wezzen”