Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “wes-”
400 words across 46 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European wes- — including were, wear, wearing, worry, worn, odd, odds, vendor.
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English (189)
- were
- wear
- wearing
- worry
- worn
- odd
- odds
- vendor
- worrying
- Warwick
- vest
- oddly
- underwear
- vestibule
- vestments
- vestry
- divest
- weir
- vending
- ooze
- worrisome
- wer
- werewolf
- travesty
- investiture
- ord
- vesture
- wearable
- careworn
- outworn
- vestment
- vendee
- divestment
- oddball
- vend
- oozy
- oddness
- worryingly
- revetment
- worrier
- weren
- unworn
- timeworn
- vestryman
- wayworn
- venta
- himation
- microwear
- shopworn
- vendible
- gaiter
- weatherworn
- weareth
- vendue
- newsvendor
- gaitered
- wearest
- vestibulitis
- worrit
- worriment
- gateau
- waterworn
- wearout
- weren't
- overworn
- usewear
- outwear
- revest
- antiwear
- Oddfellow
- toilworn
- vestiture
- vestimentary
- multivendor
- werecat
- unwearable
- wearability
- undervest
- wereman
- warworn
- revet
- gazon
- vestibuled
- devest
- worrisomely
- travelworn
- weretiger
- workworn
- wastel
- vestiary
- footworn
- werenae
- seaworn
- oddish
- vestibulectomy
- oddment
- overwear
- vestless
- oddsmaker
- werebear
- treadwear
- wereleopard
- vendition
- vestimentiferan
- wererat
- wornness
- werewolfery
- ooziness
- vestiment
- vestlike
- babywearing
- werefox
- wasteweir
- vestee
- nonwearable
- wearingly
- oozily
- werewolfism
- oddsmaking
- divestive
- worryment
- vestural
- unworrying
- oddling
- werebeast
- worryless
- roadworn
- worrisomeness
- vestmental
- divestible
- werecreature
- wereanimal
- underwearless
- werejaguar
- werewolfish
- bodyworn
- disinvestiture
- fishweir
- divestor
- ungaitered
- worrieth
- weirlike
- nonvendor
- underweared
- unvendible
- inworn
- divesteth
- wearproof
- netherwear
- vendress
- vesteth
- edgewear
- beworry
- gaiterless
- vestlet
- warwickite
- were-
- werehyena
- worryguts
- vest-pocket
- vestibule school
- unwearably
- worrily
- unworryingly
- nonodd
- gaiterlike
- stabvest
- investient
- divester
- divestest
- werewolfdom
- weredog
- werelion
- miswear
- circumvest
- lock-weir
- divestable
- vestest
- odd man
- werejackal
- wereporcupine
- vestrywoman
- vestryperson
- hard-wearing
- supergaiter
- werecrocodile
- werebeaver
- werepanther
- werepuma
French (39)
- guêtre
- gazon
- investir
- travestir
- vénalité
- vendre
- veste
- gâteau
- vente
- vase
- vêtement
- revêtir
- vestibule
- investiture
- réinvestir
- sous-vêtement
- revendre
- revente
- vêtir
- vénal
- revendeur
- dévêtir
- vaseux
- vasière
- vénale
- vénalement
- mévente
- envaser
- envasement
- revêtement
- prévente
- vestibulaire
- transvaser
- transvasement
- télévendeur
- vendeur
- vêture
- travesti
- veston
Latin (39)
- investio
- vestio
- vestis
- vestire
- vendere
- venum
- vendibilis
- venditio
- venditor
- vestiarium
- vestibulum
- vestimentum
- vestitura
- vestitus
- venus
- vendo
- vestiarius
- revestire
- vestuarium
- vestiens
- investiens
- investire
- vendens
- supervestio
- venalis
- investiturus
- investitus
- investiendus
- venditurus
- venditus
- vendendus
- vendundus
- divendo
- convestio
- convestiens
- convestiturus
- convestitus
- convestiendus
- circumvestire
Italian (33)
- veste
- vendere
- vestito
- vestiti
- vestire
- rivestire
- investire
- venditore
- sottoveste
- travestire
- vendibile
- ghetta
- svestire
- vestibolo
- vestimento
- rivestibile
- semivestito
- sopravveste
- vendibilità
- investibile
- investibilità
- disinvestimento
- investimento
- disinvestire
- reinvestimento
- reinvestire
- rivestitura
- venale
- venalmente
- vestaglia
- vestaglietta
- prevendere
- vendicchiare