S. [N.] ^hwest, n. “puff, breath, breeze”

N. chwest n. “puff, breath, breeze”

GS/§4.227

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

Cognates

• ᴹQ. hwesta “breeze, breath, puff of air” ✧ Ety/SWES.012
• ON. hwesta “puff, breath, breeze” ✧ Ety/SWES.019

Derivations

• < ON. hwesta “puff, breath, breeze” ✧ Ety/SWES.019
  • < ᴹ√SWES “noise of blowing or breathing” ✧ Ety/SWES.001

Phonetic Developments

ON. hwesta > chwest

[w̥esta] > [xw̥esta] > [xw̥est]

✧ Ety/SWES.021