wäs-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "was"

Tocharian A

Verb

wäs-

  1. to be dressed in; to wear

Tocharian B

Etymology 1

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

Verb

wäs-

  1. to be dressed in; to wear
    wässāte kaṣār-wassi
    he was dressed in a monk's garment
  2. to get dressed (in), to put on
    sonopitär līkṣītär wästsanma krenta yäṣṣitär
    he anointed himself, bathed, and put on good clothing

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell; to spend the night”)

Verb

wäs-

  1. to dwell; to reside
    pelaikne yamaṣṣeñca sak wsaṣṣäṃ
    fulfilling the law, [in] good fortune he abides
    śtwārka wṣeññaṃne wsaskeṃ
    they dwell in forty places
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