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Where does “Vendée” come from?

Vendée (French) comes from Gaulish vindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “Vendée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishvindoswhite
2Proto-Celticwindoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Vendée”

  • Vendée
  • Veindéach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →