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Where does “wastos” come from?

wastos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

wastos (Proto-Celtic): empty

Definitions

  1. empty

Ancestry of “wastos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
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