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Where does “*hwēsijaną” come from?

*hwēsijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

Ancestry of “*hwēsijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
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