Where does “vazelin” come from?
vazelin (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish وازهلین, from French vaseline, from English vaseline, from German wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waȥȥar, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vazelin (Turkish): vaseline
Ancestry of “vazelin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | وازهلین | — |
| 2 | French | vaseline | vaseline |
| 3 | English | vaseline | Petroleum jelly; Any particular kind of petroleum... |
| 4 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern:
## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 6 | Old High German | waȥȥar | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |