Where does “wēz-” come from?

wēz- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

Ancestry of “wēz-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wēz-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-