N. gwesta- v. “to swear” (Category: Oath)

N. gwesta-, v. “to swear” (Category: Oath)

References ✧ Ety/WED

Inflections

gwesto

infinitive

“to swear”

✧ Ety/WED

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vesta-² “to swear (to do something), contract, make a compact” ✧ Ety/WED (vesta-)

Derivations

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

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶wed-tā > gwesto

[wedta-] > [westa-] > [gwesta-]

✧ Ety/WED