Where does “wäs-” come from?

wäs- (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Tocharian wäs-, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

wäs- (Tocharian B): to be dressed in; to wear

Definitions

  1. to be dressed in; to wear

Ancestry of “wäs-”, step by step

wäs- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tocharian wäs-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharianwäs-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “wäs-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian wäs- →