Where does “vavasour” come from?

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

vavasour (English): a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a...

Definitions

  1. a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a...

Ancestry of “vavasour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishvavasourvavasour, subvassal
2Old Frenchvavasourvavasour
3Medieval Latinvavassorsubvassal; vassal of the king
4Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
5Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
6Proto-Celticwāstosempty
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vavasour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Gaulish wassos →
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