Where does “vás” come from?

vás (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ, from Proto-Germanic was, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

vás (Old Norse): toil, fatigue, from bad weather

Definitions

  1. toil, fatigue, from bad weather

Ancestry of “vás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᚹᚨᛋwas
2Proto-Germanicwasfirst/third-person singular past active...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “vás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic was →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ →
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