Where does “vavasour” come from?

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

vavasour (Old French): vavasour

Definitions

  1. vavasour

Ancestry of “vavasour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinvavassorsubvassal; vassal of the king
2Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
3Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
4Proto-Celticwāstosempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vavasour”

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