Where does “vassnäst” come from?

vassnäst (Swedish) comes from Swedish vass, 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.

vassnäst (Swedish): sharp-nosed

Definitions

  1. sharp-nosed

Ancestry of “vassnäst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvasssharp; reed; a clump of reeds
2Middle High Germanvaz—
3Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
4Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →
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