wäs-

See also: was, wäs, waš, wąs, wæs, and ƿæs

Contents

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *wäs-, from Proto-Indo-European *wes-. Compare Tocharian A wäs-, Hittite waš-, wassezzi, Albanian vesh, Latin vestis, vestiō, Sanskrit वस्ते (vaste), Old English werian (English wear).

Verb

wäs-

1. to be dressed in; wear

   wässāte kaṣār-wassi

   "he was dressed in a monk's garment"

2. to get dressed (in), put on

   sonopitär līkṣītär wästsanma krenta yäṣṣitär

   "he anointed himself, bathed, and put on good clothing"

Related terms

• wästsi, wastsi