Where does “wus” come from?

wus (Middle English) comes from Old English wōs, from Proto-Germanic wōsą, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “wus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwōsmoisture; juice, sap; juice, liquor, sap;...
2Proto-Germanicwōsąjuice, moisture
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōsą →Every word from Old English wōs →