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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną →