Where does “wātis” come from?

wātis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéh₂t-i-s, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Ancestry of “wātis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₂t-i-sseer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “wātis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéh₂t-i-s →
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