Where does “gwätt” come from?

gwätt (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hvetja, from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.

gwätt (Westrobothnian): to whet, sharpen; soft whetstone

Definitions

  1. to whet, sharpen; soft whetstone

Ancestry of “gwätt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvetjato whet
2Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwatjaną →Every word from Old Norse hvetja →
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