Where does “hvetja” come from?

hvetja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.

hvetja (Old Norse): to whet

Definitions

  1. to whet

Ancestry of “hvetja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “hvetja”

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