Where does “avachissable” come from?
avachissable (French) comes from French avachir, 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...
avachissable (French): softenable
Definitions
- softenable
Ancestry of “avachissable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | avachir | to make soft; make limp or flabby; cause to sag;... |
| 2 | Middle French | avachir | to lose one's energy or force |
| 3 | Old French | avachir | to sag |
| 4 | Frankish | waikijan | to soften |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waikwijaną | to make weak, to weaken, to soften |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |