Where does “nonvassal” come from?

nonvassal (English) comes from English vassal, from Middle English vassal, from Old French vassal, from Medieval Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

nonvassal (English): One who is not a vassal

Definitions

  1. One who is not a vassal

Ancestry of “nonvassal”, step by step

nonvassal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vassal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvassalThe grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who...
2Middle EnglishvassalA feudal retainer, who is obliged to render military service
3Old Frenchvassalvassal
4Medieval Latinvassallusmanservant, domestic, retainer
5Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
6Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
7Proto-Celticwāstosempty
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Gaulish wassos →