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Where does “vut” come from?

vut (Old French) comes from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- — to promise, to vow; to praise.

vut (Old French): wish; dire; want

Definitions

  1. wish; dire; want

Ancestry of “vut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōtum—
2Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to ; having been vowed
3Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
5Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

Words derived from “vut”

  • vow
  • vum
  • vowest
  • vowess
  • voweth
  • vower
  • vowless
  • voue
  • vowe
  • vovar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- →