wæt

See also: Wät

Old English

Alternative forms

ƿǣt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wētaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vátr; ultimately related to water. Also akin to Old Armenian գետ (get, “river”). Compare Luwian wida- 'wet' (Proto-Indo-European *wed-o-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæːt/

Adjective

wǣt

wet

Descendants

Middle English: weet
- English: weet (dialectal)
- Scots: weet, weit

Noun

wǣt n

a drink, a liquid

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