Ilk. cwess n. “down (feathers)” (Category: Feather)

Ilk. cwess n. “down (feathers)” (Category: Feather)

A noun meaning “down (feathers)” derived from primitive ᴹ✶kwessē (Ety/KWES) when the primitive final vowel was lost.

Reference ✧ Ety/KWES ✧ “down”

Cognates

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶kwessē > cwess [kwessē] > [kwesse] > [kwess] ✧ Ety/KWES