Where does “wose” come from?
wose (Middle English) comes from Old English wōs, from Proto-Germanic wōsą, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
wose (Middle English): juice, sap; sap
Ancestry of “wose”, step by step
wose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wōs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wōs | moisture; juice, sap; juice, liquor, sap;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wōsą | juice, moisture |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
via Old English wāse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wāse | marsh; mire; marsh, mire; mud, mire |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *waisā | mire, muck, slime |
Words derived from “wose”