Etymology

Vaud

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Today it means: A canton of Switzerland. Full definition →

German Waadt ← French Vaud
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  1. French · derived fromVaud
  2. German · derived fromWaadt
  3. English todayVaud

Through German Waadt or French Vaud, named after the Waldense sect.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.