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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wētijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *wētaz (wet) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wētijaną

  1. to wet; make wet

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wātijan
    • Old English: wǣtan, wētan
      • Middle English: weten
    • Old Frisian: wēta
  • Old Norse: væta
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