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

wōstaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-tu-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-s-tu-s—

Words derived from “wōstaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s →