Etymology · Proto-Celtic
*wastos
3 English words descend from Proto-Celtic *wastos, most common first.
- valetA man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- vassalThe grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
- GervaseA male given name from the Germanic languages, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.