ᴹQ. vesta-² v. “to swear (to do something), contract, make a compact” (Category: to Swear)

Reference ✧ Ety/WED ✧ vesta- “swear (to do something), contract, make a compact”

Related

• vesta-² “to swear (to do something), contract, make a compact” was likely rejected owing to conflict with vesta-¹ “to wed”

Changes

• vesta- “swear (to do something), contract, make a compact” >> vesta- “to wed” ✧ Ety/WED

Element In

• ᴹQ. vestale² “oath” ✧ Ety/WED (vestale)

Cognates

• N. gwesta- “to swear” ✧ Ety/WED (gwesto)

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶wedtā “contract” ✧ Ety/WED (wed-tā)
  • < ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶wed-tā > vesta-

[wedta-] > [westa-] > [vesta-]

✧ Ety/WED