Where does “wasalstwo” come from?

wasalstwo (Polish) comes from Polish wasal, from Polish Wąs, from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wasalstwo (Polish): vassalage

Definitions

  1. vassalage

Ancestry of “wasalstwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwasalvassal
2PolishWąsmoustache
3Proto-Slavicǫsъhair of a moustache; moustache
4Proto-Slavicvǫdsъ—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwónsa—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa →