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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

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Etymology

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

Noun

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*wéstis f

  1. the act of dressing
  2. clothing

Inflection

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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

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