Where does “vass” come from?

vass (Swedish) comes from Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-West Germanic fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

vass (Swedish): sharp; reed; a clump of reeds

Definitions

  1. sharp; reed; a clump of reeds

Ancestry of “vass”, step by step

vass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German vaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvaz—
2Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
3Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
4Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

via Old Swedish hvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhvassharp
2Old Norsehvasssharp, keen; fig, of the intellect; sharp, acute
3Proto-Germanichwassazsharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷh₁dstós—

Words derived from “vass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →
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