vass
Swedish
/vas/
adjective
Definitions
- sharp (able to cut easily)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish hvas inherited from Old Norse hvǫss inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dstós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷh₁dstós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *kʷh₁dstós Proto-Indo-European
- *hwassaz Proto-Germanic
- syl Swedish
- sylvass Swedish
- sångare Swedish
- vassångare Swedish
- hvass Old Norse
- hvǫss Old Norse
- hvas Danish
- hvas Old Swedish