wette

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Afrikaans

Noun

wette

  1. plural of wet

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

wette

  1. inflection of wetten:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

German

Pronunciation

Verb

wette

  1. inflection of wetten:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Verb

wette

  1. to bet

Further reading

Middle High German

Alternative forms

  • 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)

  1. pledge, deposit, pawn
  2. wager (in a bet)
  3. payment of a debt
  4. fine (financial punishment)
Declension
Descendants
  • German: Wette f
  • Old Polish: wet

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)

  1. law
  2. truth, honesty