Where does “gweres” come from?

gweres (Cornish) comes from Middle French gueres, from Old French gaire, from Frankish waigaro — a lot.

gweres (Cornish): earth, ground, humus, soil

Definitions

  1. earth, ground, humus, soil

Ancestry of “gweres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchguereshardly; barely; almost not at all
2Old Frenchgairehardly; almost not at all
3Frankishwaigaroa lot

Words derived from “gweres”

Every word from Frankish waigaro →