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Where does “wastiliz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wastiliz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwistizessence, being; nature, reality; substance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wastiliz”

  • gateau
  • wastel
  • gâteau
  • wastel
  • gastel
  • wastel
  • gâté
  • gasteau
  • wastellum
  • wastil
  • gato
  • gato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →