𒉿𒀸𒊺𒄑𒍣

Hittite

Etymology

Disputed. The term is sometimes derived from Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *wes-. However, Kloekhorst suggests that the term instead derives from Proto-Indo-European *usyéti, from the same root. Regardless, cognate with English wear.

Verb

𒉿𒀸𒊺𒄑𒍣 • (waššezzi)

  1. to wear, to clothe.

References

  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “ṷešš-tta; ṷašše/a-zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1004-1007
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