Where does “vas” come from?

vas (Swedish) comes from German Vase, from French vase, from Middle French vase, from Latin vās, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vas (Swedish): vase

Definitions

  1. vase

Ancestry of “vas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVasevase
2Frenchvasesilt, mud; vase
3Middle Frenchvasevase
4Latinvāsvessel, container, dish
5Proto-Italicwosssurety, bail
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic woss →Every word from Latin vās →