hwettan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to incite, sharpen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“sharp”). Cognate with Middle Dutch wetten (Dutch wetten), Old High German wezzan (German wetzen), Old Norse hvetja (Swedish vässa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxwet.tɑn/, [ˈʍet.tɑn] === Verb === hwettan to sharpen to incite, encourage ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hwetstān ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: whetten, qwete, whett, whette, whettyn, whætte (Early Middle English)English: whetScots: whatYola: what