Where does “vanneau” come from?

vanneau (French) comes from Proto-Celtic wesnālā, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

vanneau (French): lapwing; queen scallop

Definitions

  1. lapwing; queen scallop

Ancestry of “vanneau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwesnālāswallow
2Proto-Celticwesr-spring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic wesr- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wesnālā →