Where does “wüst” come from?

wüst (German) comes from Middle High German wüeste, from Old High German wuostī, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

wüst (German): desert; wild; ugly

Definitions

  1. desert; wild; ugly

Ancestry of “wüst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwüeste—
2Old High Germanwuostī—
3Proto-West Germanicwōstīuninhabited, desolate, waste
4Proto-Germanicwōstaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-s-to-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wüst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōstaz →