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Where does “hwattjan” come from?

hwattjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.

hwattjan (Proto-West Germanic): to sharpen, whet

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, whet

Ancestry of “hwattjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “hwattjan”

  • whet
  • whetstone
  • whetter
  • whetten
  • wetzen
  • wetten
  • whetston
  • whetesston
  • whetten
  • whestone
  • hwetstān
  • hwettan
  • wetten
  • wezzen
  • wetten
  • hwattjastain
  • wetston
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