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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wat

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Wat
Friedrich Kluge2508467An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wat1891John Francis Davis

Wat, f., ‘dress, garment,’ an archaic word, from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. wât, f., which, with its OTeut. cognates, is referred to the Zend root wað, ‘to dress.’