kwes-

kwes-
To pant, wheeze. Oldest form *k̑wes-, becoming *kwes- in centum languages.
1. wheeze, from Old Norse hvæsa, to hiss, from Germanic *hwēsjan.
2. quarrel1, querulous, from Latin querī, to complain.
3. Suffixed zero-grade form *kus-ti-. cyst, cysto-, from Greek kustis, bladder, bag (< “bellows”).
 
[Pokorny k̑u̯es- 631.]

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