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Where does “wes-ti(h₂)-” come from?

wes-ti(h₂)- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “wes-ti(h₂)-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wes-ti(h₂)-”

  • vest
  • vestibule
  • vestments
  • vestry
  • divest
  • travesty
  • investiture
  • vesture
  • vestment
  • divestment
  • revetment
  • vestryman
  • vestibulitis
  • revest
  • vestiture
  • vestimentary
  • undervest
  • revet
  • vestibuled
  • devest
  • vestiary
  • vestibulectomy
  • vestless
  • vestimentiferan
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