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Where does “hwētaną” come from?

hwētaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.

hwētaną (Proto-Germanic): to attack, assault; to stab, pierce

Definitions

  1. to attack, assault; to stab, pierce

Ancestry of “hwētaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “hwētaną”

  • hota
  • hot
  • hotfull
  • hotbild
  • hóta
  • hwōtō
  • hóta
  • hót
  • hōt
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