Where does “gaine” come from?
gaine (French) comes from Old French guaïne, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.
gaine (French): sheath; casing, sheathing; first-person singular...
Definitions
- sheath; casing, sheathing; first-person singular...