Where does “vase” come from?

vase (French) comes from Middle French vase, from Latin vās, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vase (French): silt, mud; vase

Definitions

  1. silt, mud; vase

Ancestry of “vase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvasevase
2Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
3Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vase

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-