Where does “*wesaną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*wesaną”, step by step

*wesaną traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wes-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “*wesaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-
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