Where does “vasa” come from?

vasa (Swedish) comes from Swedish vase — a sheaf.

vasa (Swedish): huh? what did you say? contraction of "vad sade...

Definitions

  1. huh? what did you say? contraction of "vad sade...

Ancestry of “vasa”, step by step

vasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvasea sheaf

via Old Swedish hvæsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhvæsa

Words derived from “vasa

Every word from Swedish vase