Where does “väsen” come from?

väsen (Swedish) comes 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.

väsen (Swedish): supernatural being or creature; inner nature, the...

Definitions

  1. supernatural being or creature; inner nature, the...

Ancestry of “väsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishväsende—
2Germanwēsencreature, being
3Middle High Germanwësen—
4Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “väsen”

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