Wast
/wɔːst/noun
An archaic or dialect form of 'was' used in some English dialects.
Did you know?The term 'wast' is linked to the Old English 'wæron,' which can evoke images of primordial states of being and existence before time itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰuH-
“to be, exist, or grow”
Ancient Greek
Greek
εἰμί (eimí)
“to be, to exist”
Latin
Latin
sum
“I am, I exist”
Old English
Old English
wæs
“was, existed”
Middle English
Middle English
wast
“the second person singular past of 'to be'”