Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “vasselaige” come from?

vasselaige (Middle French) comes from Old French vasselage, from Latin vassallaticum, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vasselaige (Middle French): vassalhood

Definitions

  1. vassalhood

Ancestry of “vasselaige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvasselagevassalage
2Latinvassallaticum—
3Latinvassallusvassal; servant
4Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
5Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
6Proto-Celticwāstosempty
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
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