N. gwass n. “stain” (Category: Dirty, Soiled)

N. gwass, n. “stain” (Category: Dirty, Soiled)

G. morc “stain, smut, black mark; dirty”

Reference ✧ Ety/WAƷ ✧ “stain”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vakse “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
• ON. wasse “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Derivations

• < ON. wasse “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
  • < ᴹ✶wahsē “stain” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
    • < ᴹ√WAƷ “stain, soil” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Phonetic Developments

ON. wasse > gwass

[wasse] > [gwasse] > [gwass]

✧ Ety/WAƷ