Where does “guillotine” come from?
guillotine (Dutch) comes from French guillotine, from French Guillotin, from French Guillot, from French Guillaume, from Old French Guillaume, from Frankish Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic Wiljahelmaz, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
guillotine (Dutch): guillotine
Ancestry of “guillotine”, step by step