Where does “waletować” come from?
waletować (Polish) comes from Polish walet, from French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin vassellittus, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos — to leave, abandon, give out.
waletować (Polish): to squat; to stay the night
Definitions
- to squat; to stay the night
Ancestry of “waletować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | walet | jack |
| 2 | French | valet | a male attendant of a knight or a lord; officer... |
| 3 | Old French | vaslet | manservant; young gentleman |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | vassellittus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vassallus | vassal; servant |
| 6 | Latin | vassus | vassal of vassals; servant |
| 7 | Gaulish | wassos | young man, squire |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |