Lemizh / English dictionary
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wàhs.
to make meteors, shooting stars, falling stars; meteors-acc fall
Etymology
< NLem wehs‑a
< LMLem wèhs‑yr
< MLem weehs‑yr
< OLem wēshs‑
< PLem *wēshs‑
< PIE *u̯éi̯k̑s‑eh₂ ‘mistletoe’
It was believed in ancient times that shooting stars were the seeds of mistletoe.
doublet of gwàh.
Cognates
Ger Weichsel ‘sour cherry’, Lat viscum ‘mistletoe’