Where does “vavasseur” come from?

vavasseur (French) comes from Old French vavasour, from Medieval Latin vavassor, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vavasseur (French): vavasour, subvassal

Definitions

  1. vavasour, subvassal

Ancestry of “vavasseur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvavasourvavasour
2Medieval Latinvavassorsubvassal; vassal of the king
3Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
4Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
5Proto-Celticwāstosempty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Gaulish wassos →