Where does “avachir” come from?

avachir (French) comes from Middle French avachir, from Old French avachir, from Frankish waikijan, from Proto-Germanic waikwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

avachir (French): to make soft; make limp or flabby; cause to sag;...

Definitions

  1. to make soft; make limp or flabby; cause to sag;...

Ancestry of “avachir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchavachirto lose one's energy or force
2Old Frenchavachirto sag
3Frankishwaikijanto soften
4Proto-Germanicwaikwijanąto make weak, to weaken, to soften
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “avachir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic waikwijanąEvery word from Frankish waikijan
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