Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “væta” come from?

væta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.

væta (Old Norse): wet, make wet; wetness

Definitions

  1. wet, make wet; wetness

Ancestry of “væta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “væta”

  • väta
  • væde
  • væta
  • væta
Every word from Indo-European *wed- →