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Where does “kweþaną” come from?

kweþaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷét-.

kweþaną (Proto-Germanic): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “kweþaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-—

Words derived from “kweþaną”

  • bequeath
  • bequeathal
  • bequeathment
  • bequeathable
  • bequeather
  • bequeatheth
  • quethe
  • bequeathest
  • kväde
  • quethen
  • cwethen
  • bequethen
  • quethe
  • forecweþan
  • oncweþan
  • becweþan
  • gecwide
  • cweþan
  • 𐌰𐍆𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽
  • 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽
  • 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽
  • 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽
  • kveða
  • kvæði
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