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Where does “wes-” come from?

wes- (Proto-Indo-European): to dress, clothe

Definitions

  1. to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wes-”

  • wear
  • wearing
  • worry
  • worn
  • odd
  • odds
  • vendor
  • worrying
  • Warwick
  • vest
  • oddly
  • underwear
  • vestibule
  • vestments
  • vestry
  • divest
  • weir
  • vending
  • ooze
  • worrisome
  • wer
  • werewolf
  • travesty
  • investiture