Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéstis

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)
    • Armenian: զգեստ (zgest)
• Proto-Germanic: *wastiz
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti, “vesture, clothing”)
• Proto-Italic: *westis (see there for further descendants)