*Wes

THIS SERIES STEMS FROM THE PROTO-INDOEUROPEAN  ROOT  *WES,  WHICH MEANS "BURN" 

(ULTIMATELY FROM *H₂WES-  "DWELL, PASS THE NIGHT, STAY, WITH DERIVATIVES MEANING  'TO BE' " 

BURNING FIRE | SURVIVING THE NIGHT | BEING 

THE MERE FACT OF CONTINOUSLY EXISTING IS, IN THESE SERIES, RELATED TO THE USE OF FIRE.