Where does “vastas” come from?

vastas (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

vastas (Finnish): a twig or sprig from a birch used to make a vasta

Definitions

  1. a twig or sprig from a birch used to make a vasta

Ancestry of “vastas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvastaExpressing delay or that something takes place...
2Swedishkvastbroom; tassel; cyme
3Old Swedishquaster—
4Old Norsekvǫstr—
5Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

Words derived from “vastas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwastuz →Every word from Old Norse kvǫstr →