Etymograph

English

Vannes

Vannes comes from French Vannes.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentVannes
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentVannes
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘to strive’

win, won, wish, wonder, wont, venom, wen, venerable, wynn, ween, wean, winsome, venereal, venerate, 18 more

Today it means

name A town and commune, a prefecture of Morbihan department, Brittany, France.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French Vannes / Vannes