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Where does “wast” come from?

wast (Middle English) comes from Latin vāstitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

wast (Middle English): Second-person singular past indicative form of...

Definitions

  1. Second-person singular past indicative form of...

Ancestry of “wast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāstitās—
2Latin-tās—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “wast”

  • waist
  • waistcoat
  • wast
  • waistband
  • waistline
  • waisted
  • shirtwaist
  • weskit
  • waistcloth
  • waistbelt
  • waistcoated
  • waistless
  • waisting
  • waister
  • waistcoatless
  • shirtwaisted
  • waistcoating
  • waistlong
  • unwaisted
  • waistcoateer
  • unwaistcoated
  • waistbanded
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