Where does “vaslet” come from?

vaslet (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin vassellittus, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vaslet (Old French): manservant; young gentleman

Definitions

  1. manservant; young gentleman

Ancestry of “vaslet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vaslet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Gaulish wassos →