wesan

Old Saxon

verb
Definitions
  • to be

Etymology

Inherited from *wesan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (be, remain, graze, consume, feast) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night) inherited from Proto-Germanic *beuną (be, become, exist, come to be) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

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Ontological Category

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Kanji

曲

Emoji
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