Where does “vasselage” come from?

vasselage (Old French) comes 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.

vasselage (Old French): vassalage

Definitions

vassalage

Ancestry of “vasselage”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	vassallaticum	vassalage (status of being a vassal)
2	Latin	vassallus	vassal; servant
3	Latin	vassus	vassal of vassals; servant
4	Gaulish	wassos	young man, squire
5	Proto-Celtic	wāstos	empty
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁weh₂-	to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vasselage”

vasselage
vassallaggio
vasselaige
vaselagiu

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