Where does “vaseware” come from?

vaseware (English) comes from English Ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vaseware (English): Vases collectively

Definitions

  1. Vases collectively

Ancestry of “vaseware”, step by step

vaseware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ware

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWareA placename
2Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via English VASE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVASEan exon of NCAM; it is thought to correlate with...
2Middle Frenchvasevase
3Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
4Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-