Where does “gaster” come from?

gaster (Old French) comes from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

gaster (Old French): to waste; to destroy

Definitions

  1. to waste; to destroy

Ancestry of “gaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvastusEmpty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
2Proto-Celticwāstosempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “gaster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Latin vastus →