Where does “wōs” come from?

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

wōs (Old English): moisture; juice, sap; juice, liquor, sap;...

Definitions

  1. moisture; juice, sap; juice, liquor, sap;...

Ancestry of “wōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōsąjuice, moisture
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wōs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōsą →