Where does “vase” come from?
vase (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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...
vase (Norwegian Nynorsk): a vase
Ancestry of “vase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Vase | vase |
| 2 | French | vase | silt, mud; vase |
| 3 | Middle French | vase | — |
| 4 | Latin | vās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | woss | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |