Words that come from Proto-Germanic “wōstaz”

25 words across 12 languages descend from Proto-Germanic wōstaz — including weest, woest, verwoesten, woesteling, Wüst, westen, Wüste, weste.

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German (7)

Dutch (3)

Old English (3)

English (2)

Proto-West Germanic (2)

Old High German (2)

Luxembourgish (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Middle English (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Dutch (1)