ON. hwesta n. “puff, breath, breeze”

ON. hwesta n. “puff, breath, breeze”

Reference ✧ Ety/SWES ✧ “puff, breath, breeze”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. hwesta “breeze, breath, puff of air” ✧ Ety/SWES
• N. chwest “puff, breath, breeze” ✧ Ety/SWES

Derivations

• < ᴹ√SWES “noise of blowing or breathing” ✧ Ety/SWES

Derivatives

• > N. chwest “puff, breath, breeze” ✧ Ety/SWES

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√SWES > hwesta

[swesta] > [w̥esta]

✧ Ety/SWES