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Where does “h₁weh₂-stos” come from?
h₁weh₂-stos
(Proto-Indo-European): empty, wasted
Definitions
empty, wasted
Words derived from “h₁weh₂-stos”
vast
waist
devastating
vastly
waistcoat
valet
wasteful
vastness
vassal
wast
waistband
devastate
waistline
vassalage
waisted
wastefulness
varlet
devastatingly
shirtwaist
wastefully
weskit
waistcloth
waistbelt
waistcoated