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

væta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wētijaną

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

via Proto-Germanic wētijǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwētijǭmoisture; wetness

Words derived from “væta”

Every word from Indo-European *wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wētijaną →