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

wassos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic wāstos

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

via Proto-Celtic *uɸostos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*uɸostosservant

Words derived from “wassos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →