waist

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wast (“waist”), probably from Old English *wæst, *wǣst, *weaxt, *wæhst, from Proto-West Germanic *wahstu, from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz (“growth, development, stature, build”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-s- (“to multiply, increase”). Cognate with Middle English wacste (“growth, increase, might, power”), Middle High German wahst (“growth”), Danish vækst (“growth”), Swedish växt (“growth, development, size”), Icelandic vöxtur (“growth”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (wahstus, “growth”). Related to Old English weaxan (“to grow, increase”). More at wax.

Pronunciation

Noun

waist (plural waists)

  2. (anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
  4. A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
  5. The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
  6. The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
  7. (nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
  8. The middle part of anything.
    The waist of a bell widens into the lip.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ウエスト (uesuto)

Translations

part of the body
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Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

waist

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

waist

  1. Alternative form of wast (“waste (noun)”)

Etymology 2

Noun

waist

  1. Alternative form of wast (“waist”)

Etymology 3

Verb

waist

  1. Alternative form of wasten

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wast (“waist”), probably from Old English *wæst, *wæxt, from Proto-West Germanic *wahstī, form Proto-Germanic *wahstuz.

Pronunciation

Noun

waist (plural waists)

  1. waist
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