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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichwattjanto sharpen, whet
2Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “wezzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwattjan →