Where does “vasallo” come from?

vasallo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish vasallo, from Late Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vasallo (Spanish): vassal, serving; vassal

Definitions

  1. vassal, serving; vassal

Ancestry of “vasallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishvasallovassal, servant
2Late Latinvassallusretainer; manservant, domestic, retainer; vassal
3Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
4Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
5Proto-Celticwāstosempty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vasallo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Gaulish wassos →