Where does “-väsende” come from?

-väsende (Swedish) comes from Swedish väsen, from Old Swedish väsende, from German wēsen, from Middle High German wësen, from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

-väsende (Swedish): everything making up (the (compound) thing before)

Definitions

  1. everything making up (the (compound) thing before)

Ancestry of “-väsende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväsensupernatural being or creature; inner nature, the...
2Old Swedishväsende—
3Germanwēsencreature, being
4Middle High Germanwësen—
5Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
6Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
7Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “-väsende”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →
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