Where does “vas” come from?

vas (French) comes from French aller, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

vas (French): second-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “vas”, step by step

vas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French aller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchallerto go
2Latinīre
3Proto-ItalicI go
4Proto-Italicejō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via French vader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchvaderAlternative form of aller, to go; to get away
2Latinvādōto go, walk, rush
3Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
4LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
5Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Italic ejō