wistë

noun. change

Element in

• Q. inwis “change of mind/mood”

vista-

change

vista- (2) vb. "change" (transitive), pa.t. vistanë, cf. intransitive virya-, q.v. (PE17:189, 191)

vistë Reconstructed

noun. change

This word is unattested, but there is indirect evidence for it as an element of walwistë “change of mind” (PE17/189). This word likely contains the archaic form †wistë from before the change of w- to v-. Its modern form would be ✱vistë. If you accept inwist- as the stem form of inwis “change of mind”, it likely contains †wistë as well.

There is another attested word wirne with the gloss “change” (PE17/191), but I think it is likelier to be the archaic form of the strong-past tense of the verb virya- instead of a noun.

Cognates

• ᴺS. gwist “change”

Derivations

• √WIS “change, alter(nate), shift” ✧ PE17/189

Element in

• Q. valwistë “change of mind” ✧ PE17/189
• ᴺQ. vilwis(të) “weather, (lit.) turn of air”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√WIS > wiste	[wiste] > [βiste] > [viste]	✧ PE17/189

Variations

• wiste ✧ PE17/189 (wiste)

wirnë

noun. change

@@@ Despite its gloss, wirnë might be the archaic strong past tense of virya-: it is almost identical to the strong past tense form on PE17/189. For a noun form, vistë may be preferable.

Derivations

• √WIS “change, alter(nate), shift” ✧ PE17/191

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√WIS > wirne	[gwirne] > [ɣwirne] > [wirne]	✧ PE17/191

Variations

• wirne ✧ PE17/191

ahya-

change

#ahya- vb. "change" (intransitive), only attested in the past tense: ahyanë (PM:395)

virya-

change, alter(nate)

virya- (2) vb. "change, alter(nate)" (intransitive), pa.t. virnë/virinyë, cf. transitive vista-, q.v. (PE17:189, 191)

wirnë

change

wirnë noun? "change" (PE17:191)