Where does “gazdaš” come from?
gazdaš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian aš, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
gazdaš (Serbo-Croatian): rich man
Definitions
- rich man
Ancestry of “gazdaš”, step by step
gazdaš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian aš
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | aš | because |
| 2 | German | ās | as, a unit and a Roman coin |
| 3 | French | as | ace; as; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 5 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 6 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 7 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 8 | English | ā- | — |
| 9 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |
via Serbo-Croatian gazda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | gazda | landlord; master; host |