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Where does “vasi” come from?

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

vasi (Icelandic): vase; pocket

Definitions

  1. vase; pocket

Ancestry of “vasi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vasi”

  • vasareiknir
  • vasabók
  • vasaúr
  • vasatölva
  • blómavasi
  • vasaþjófur
  • brjóstvasi
  • buxnavasi
  • hliðarvasi
  • rassvasi
  • vasadiskó
  • vasahnífur
  • vasaklútur
  • vasaljós
  • vasaorðabók
  • vasapeli
  • vasapeningar
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