Where does “withquethan” come from?
withquethan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon quethan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.
withquethan (Old Saxon): to renounce
Ancestry of “withquethan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | quethan | to say, tell |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *kweþan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kweþaną | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷét- | — |