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Where does “vasadiskó” come from?

vasadiskó (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vasi, from Danish vase, from Norwegian Bokmål våse, from German Vase, from French vase, from Middle French vase, from Latin vās, from Proto-Italic woss — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vasadiskó (Icelandic): walkman

Definitions

  1. walkman

Ancestry of “vasadiskó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvasivase; pocket
2Danishvasevase
3Norwegian Bokmålvåse—
4GermanVasevase
5Frenchvasesilt, mud; vase
6Middle Frenchvase—
7Latinvās—
8Proto-Italicwoss—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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