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Where does “h₁weh₂-” come from?
h₁weh₂-
(Proto-Indo-European): to leave, abandon, give out
Definitions
to leave, abandon, give out
Words derived from “h₁weh₂-”
vast
vain
void
waist
vanity
vacuum
vacation
devastating
vastly
vanish
vainly
waistcoat
valet
wasteful
vastness
vassal
wane
wast
evanescent
vacate
vaunted
waistband
Ossian
nirvana