Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to dress," with extended form *wes- (2) "to clothe."
It forms all or part of: divest; exuviae; invest; revetment; transvestite; travesty; vest; vestry; wear.
It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Hittite washshush "garments," washanzi "they dress;" Sanskrit vaste "he puts on," vasanam "garment;" Avestan vah-; Greek esthes "clothing," hennymi "to clothe," eima "garment;" Latin vestire "to clothe;" Welsh gwisgo, Breton gwiska; Old English werian "to clothe, put on, cover up," wæstling "sheet, blanket."