Where does “wast” come from?
wast (Anglo-Norman) comes from Frankish *wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
Ancestry of “wast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | *wōstī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wōstaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂-s-to-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |