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Where does “wassos” come from?

wassos (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

wassos (Gaulish): young man, squire

Definitions

  1. young man, squire

Ancestry of “wassos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwāstosempty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “wassos”

  • valet
  • vassal
  • varlet
  • vassaldom
  • vavasour
  • vassalic
  • vassalship
  • vassalry
  • vassalize
  • varletess
  • vassaless
  • vassalhood
  • envassal
  • vavassor
  • vassals
  • vallettus
  • vassallus
  • vassus
  • vasallo
  • vassellittus
  • valet
  • vasallo
  • vassallo
  • vassallaggio
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