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Where does “wōstaz” come from?

wōstaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

Ancestry of “wōstaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-s-to-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wōstaz”

  • weest
  • westen
  • Verwüstung
  • verwüstend
  • verwüsten
  • wüst
  • Wüstenfuchs
  • Wüste
  • Betonwüste
  • woesteling
  • woest
  • verwoesten
  • westen
  • westan
  • wēstan
  • weste
  • woeste
  • wuostī
  • wuosti
  • wüeste
  • Wüst
  • wostian
  • wuosti
  • wōstī
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