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Where does “Guillot” come from?

Guillot (French) comes from French Guillaume, from Old French Guillaume, from Frankish Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic Wiljahelmaz, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Ancestry of “Guillot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGuillaumeWilliam
2Old FrenchGuillaume—
3FrankishWillahelmWilliam
4Proto-GermanicWiljahelmaz—
5Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
6Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “Guillot”

  • guillotine
  • guillotiner
  • guillotinable
  • antiguillotine
  • guillotina
  • guillotinar
  • гильотина
  • guillotine
  • guillotiner
  • Guillotine
  • giljotiini
  • guillotine
  • gilotyna
  • γκιλοτίνα
  • 기요틴
  • ghilotină
  • dgilliotinne
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