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Where does “vesa” come from?

vesa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

vesa (Old Norse): Archaic form of vera; to be

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of vera; to be

Ancestry of “vesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “vesa”

  • wassail
  • wassailer
  • wassailry
  • varelse
  • varumärke
  • trävara
  • trävaruindustri
  • exportvara
  • maskinvara
  • programvara
  • närvaro
  • varaktig
  • övervara
  • närvara
  • handelsvara
  • tillvaro
  • frånvara
  • råvara
  • matvara
  • vara
  • regnvær
  • værmelding
  • værvarsling
  • værmessig
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