Where does “Vas” come from?

Vas (Luxembourgish) comes 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...

Vas (Luxembourgish): vase

Definitions

  1. vase

Ancestry of “Vas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvasesilt, mud; vase
2Middle Frenchvasevase
3Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
4Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic woss →Every word from Latin vās →