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English word wet comes from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (To go; go forth; part. To punish; torment. To see; know.), Proto-Indo-European *wed-, Old English (ca. 450-1100) wita (Wise man, adviser, counsellor.)
*wītaną (Proto-Germanic)
To go; go forth; part. To punish; torment. To see; know.
*wed- (Proto-Indo-European)
wet
wita (Old English)
Wise man, adviser, counsellor.
wītan (Old English)
*witaną (Proto-Germanic)
To know.
*wētaz (Proto-Germanic)
Wet.
*wētijaną (Proto-Germanic)
To wet; make wet.
witan (Old English)
To be conscious of, to know or feel (an emotion etc.). To be wise. To know, be aware To blame, accuse, reproach.
wǣtan (Old English)
witen (Middle English)
To know.
weten (Middle English)
wett (Middle English)
wet (English)
(UK, informal) Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.. (chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.. (fountain pens and calligraphy) Depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.. (of a burrito, sandwich, etc.) Covered in a sauce.. (of a scientist or laboratory) Working with chemical or biological matter.. (slang) sexually aroused and [...]