Where does “vasalo” come from?

vasalo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese vassalo, from Medieval Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vasalo (Galician): vassal; subject

Definitions

  1. vassal; subject

Ancestry of “vasalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevassalovassal; subject
2Medieval Latinvassallusmanservant, domestic, retainer
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 →