Where does “gainer” come from?

gainer (French) comes from French gaine, from Old French guaïne, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

gainer (French): to cover, sheathe

Definitions

  1. to cover, sheathe

Ancestry of “gainer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgainesheath; casing, sheathing; first-person singular...
2Old Frenchguaïne—
3Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
4Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →