Where does “vaas” come from?

vaas (Dutch) comes from Middle French vase, from Latin vās, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vaas (Dutch): vase, decorative pot or glass often used for containing severed branches or stems with flowers

Definitions

  1. vase, decorative pot or glass often used for containing severed branches or stems with flowers

Ancestry of “vaas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvasevase
2Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
3Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vaas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic woss →Every word from Latin vās →