Where does “וואַזע” come from?
וואַזע (Yiddish) comes from Russian ва́за, 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...
Ancestry of “וואַזע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ва́за | — |
| 2 | French | vase | silt, mud; vase |
| 3 | Middle French | vase | — |
| 4 | Latin | vās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | woss | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |