wezen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈʋeː.zə(n)/
noun
Definitions
- A being, creature
- (as the second part of a compound noun) system, sector, institution (in an abstract sense)
- (used absolutely, with definite article or possessive determiner) The essence of something
Etymology
Inherited from *wesan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (be, remain, graze, consume, feast).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wesaną
Gloss
be, remain, graze, consume, feast
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wesen German
- abwesend German
- geistesabwesend German
- -ig Dutch, Flemish
- aan Dutch, Flemish
- aanwezig Dutch, Flemish
- aanwezigheid Dutch, Flemish
- bank Dutch, Flemish
- bankwezen Dutch, Flemish
- dijk Dutch, Flemish
- dijkwezen Dutch, Flemish
- fabel Dutch, Flemish
- fabelwezen Dutch, Flemish
- geld Dutch, Flemish
- geldwezen Dutch, Flemish
- leed Dutch, Flemish
- leedwezen Dutch, Flemish
- mijn Dutch, Flemish
- mijnwezen Dutch, Flemish
- ruimte Dutch, Flemish
- ruimtewezen Dutch, Flemish
- vete Dutch, Flemish
- vetewezen Dutch, Flemish
- weg Dutch, Flemish
- wegwezen Dutch, Flemish
- wezenlijk Dutch, Flemish
- zee Dutch, Flemish
- zeewezen Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰew- Proto-Indo-European
- *es- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wes- Proto-Indo-European
- *beuną Proto-Germanic
- *esi/*izi Proto-Germanic
- *isti Proto-Germanic
- *wesaną Proto-Germanic
- bēon Old English
- wesan Old English
- ætwesan Old English
- vera Old Norse
- vesa Old Norse
- vesa, vera Old Norse
- vist Old Norse
- leetwesen Middle Dutch
- weselijc Middle Dutch
- abawesen Old High German
- sīn Old High German
- wesan Old High German
- wees Afrikaans
- wese Afrikaans
- wësen Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wesan gmw-pro
- wesan Old Dutch
- wēsen Middle Low German
- wesan Old Saxon
- wesa Old Frisian
- wesen German Low German
- Wese Pennsylvania German