N. chwest n. “puff, breath, breeze” (Category: Breeze)

⚠️N. chwest, n. “puff, breath, breeze” (Category: Breeze)

S. whest “breeze, puff, [N.] breath”

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

Cognates

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

Derivations

• < ON. hwesta “puff, breath, breeze” ✧ Ety/SWES
  • < ᴹ√SWES “noise of blowing or breathing” ✧ Ety/SWES

Phonetic Developments

ON. hwesta > chwest

[w̥esta] > [xwesta] > [xwest]

✧ Ety/SWES