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Where does “vås” come from?

vås (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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...

vås (Norwegian Bokmål): nonsense, gibberish

Definitions

  1. nonsense, gibberish

Ancestry of “vås”, step by step

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