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Where does “wāsend” come from?

wāsend (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic waisundiz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

wāsend (Old English): weasand, windpipe, gullet

Definitions

  1. weasand, windpipe, gullet

Ancestry of “wāsend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaisundizwindpipe, gullet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wāsend”

  • weasand
  • weason
  • wesande
  • wesand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →