Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéstis

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 This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *wes- (“to clothe, dress”) +‎ *-tis (abstract or action suffix).

Noun

*wéstis f

  1. the act of dressing
  2. clothing

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *wéstis
genitive *ustéys
singular dual plural
nominative *wéstis *wéstih₁(e) *wésteyes
vocative *wésti *wéstih₁(e) *wésteyes
accusative *wéstim *wéstih₁(e) *wéstims
genitive *ustéys *? *ustéyoHom
ablative *ustéys *? *ustímos, *ustíbʰos
dative *ustéyey *? *ustímos, *ustíbʰos
locative *ustéy, *ustḗy *? *ustísu
instrumental *ustíh₁ *? *ustímis, *ustíbʰis

Descendants

  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: զգեստ (zgest) (or from u-stem *wéstus)
  • Proto-Germanic: *wastiz
  • Proto-Italic: *westis (see there for further descendants)
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