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Where does “wētijaną” come from?

wētijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Indo-European *wed-.

wētijaną (Proto-Germanic): to wet; make wet

Definitions

  1. to wet; make wet

Ancestry of “wētijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-European*wed-—

Words derived from “wētijaną”

  • wet
  • wetting
  • wetland
  • wetter
  • wettability
  • weet
  • wetsuit
  • wetly
  • bedwetting
  • electrowetting
  • wettable
  • nonwetting
  • wetware
  • unwet
  • rewet
  • wettish
  • wetten
  • prewet
  • bedwetter
  • wetwork
  • wettie
  • dewet
  • overwet
  • unwettable
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