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Where does “wuosti” come from?

wuosti (Old Dutch) comes 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.

wuosti (Old Dutch): desolate, waste

Definitions

  1. desolate, waste

Ancestry of “wuosti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwōstīuninhabited, desolate, waste
2Proto-Germanicwōstaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-s-to-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wuosti”

  • woesteling
  • woest
  • verwoesten
  • woeste
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