Where does “gaster” come from?
gaster (Middle French) comes from Old French gaster, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
gaster (Middle French): to waste; to destroy
Ancestry of “gaster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | gaster | to waste; to destroy |
| 2 | Latin | vastus | Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |