Where does “wōsą” come from?

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

wōsą (Proto-Germanic): juice, moisture

Definitions

  1. juice, moisture

Ancestry of “wōsą”, step by step

wōsą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wes-

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

via Proto-Indo-European wóseh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwóseh₂sap

Words derived from “wōsą

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-
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