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Afrikaans
Noun
wette
- plural of wet
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
wette
- inflection of wetten:
- singular past indicative
- (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive
German
Pronunciation
Verb
wette
- inflection of wetten:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Verb
wette
- to bet
Further reading
Middle High German
- wete, wet (attested for both etymologies)
- wedde (Central German; etymology 1 only)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old High German wetti, from Proto-Germanic *wadją.
Noun
wette n (genitive singular wettes, plural wette)
- pledge, deposit, pawn
- wager (in a bet)
- payment of a debt
- fine (financial punishment)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch and Middle Low German wette, from Proto-Germanic *witōþą. Doublet of inherited wizzōt (“sacrament”). The word is attested only in Malagīs (translation of the Middle Dutch Malegijs) and in the works of Brun von Schönebeck (from Low German Magdeburg). However, the Dutch borrowing was alive in Ripuarian, where it is attested in actual use in the 16th century, and where it survived until the 20th century in the expression enge Wette stelle (“to make strict rules”).
Noun
wette f (genitive singular wette, plural unattested)
- law
- truth, honesty