Proto-Indo-European

*wes-

‘to dress, clothe’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *wes-.

32 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *wes-, most familiar first.

• wear ← weren ← werian ← *waʀjan ← *wazjaną
• invest ← investir ← investio ← vestio ← vestis
• vest ← veste ← vestis ← *westis ← *wéstis
• bison ← bysontes ← *wisundaz
• travesty ← travesti ← travestir ← travestire ← vestire
• divest ← devester ← desvestir ← vestir ← vestiō
• vestry ← vesterie ← vestiaire ← vestiarium ← vestis
• vestibule ← vestibulum ← vestiō ← vestis ← *westis
• investiture ← investītūra ← investiō ← vestiō ← vestis
• venal ← venel ← vēnālis ← vēnum ← *wesnos
• basmati ← बासमती ← बास ← 𑀯𑀸𑀲 ← वास
• vend ← vendre ← vendre ← vendere ← vēnum

More words from *wes-

• gateau
• vestment
• venality
• gaiter
• revetment
• vestibulum
• aerobicwear
• citywear
• devest
• gazon
• investient
• oniochalasia
• oniomania
• revet
• travest
• vestiary
• vestiture
• vestiarium
• wisent
• wizen

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wes-