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gwàh.

to trick, swindle someone-dat

Etymology

NLem gweh‑a
LMLem, MLem gwehh‑a
OLem gweshsh‑
PWald *gvéšš‑a ‘birdlime’
PIE *u̯éi̯k̑s‑eh₂ ‘mistletoe’

The PWald word was loaned as a means of ‘tricking’ the birds.

doublet of wàhs.

Cognates

Ger Weichsel ‘sour cherry’, Lat viscum ‘mistletoe’