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Where does “wāse” come from?

wāse (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic waisǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weis-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “wāse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaisǭmire, muck, slime
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweis-to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wāse”

  • waas
  • wasem
  • wasem
  • wasem
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