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Where does “gaskin” come from?

gaskin (English) comes from English gascon, from Middle English Gascoyne, from Middle French gascon, from Old French gascon, from Latin vascōnem.

gaskin (English): Trousers, hose; Part of the hind leg of a horse,...

Definitions

  1. Trousers, hose; Part of the hind leg of a horse,...

Ancestry of “gaskin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgascon—
2Middle EnglishGascoyne—
3Middle Frenchgascon—
4Old FrenchgasconGascon
5Latinvascōnem—

Words derived from “gaskin”

  • gaskins
Every word from Latin vascōnem →