Where does “gâchette” come from?
gâchette (French) comes from French gâche, from Middle French gache, from Old French gaiche, from Old French gaschier, from Old Dutch wascan, from Frankish waskan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
gâchette (French): latch; trigger
Definitions
- latch; trigger
Ancestry of “gâchette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gâche | oar; trowel; keeper, strike |
| 2 | Middle French | gache | a mason's tool for mixing, spatula, trowel |
| 3 | Old French | gaiche | oar, rowing |
| 4 | Old French | gaschier | to wash, soak |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wascan | to wash |
| 6 | Frankish | waskan | to wash |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |