Where does “väta” come from?
väta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish væta, from Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.
väta (Swedish): to wet; wetness
Ancestry of “väta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | væta | to wet, make wet |
| 2 | Old Norse | væta | wet, make wet; wetness |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wētijaną | to wet; make wet |
| 4 | Indo-European | *wed- | — |