Where does “gauchir” come from?

gauchir (French) comes from Middle French gauchir, from Old French gaucher, from Frankish walkan, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

gauchir (French): to dodge; to speak or act deceptively; to warp,...

Definitions

to dodge; to speak or act deceptively; to warp,...

Ancestry of “gauchir”, step by step

gauchir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French gauchir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	gauchir	to veer, turn
2	Old French	gaucher	to trample, walk clumsily
3	Frankish	walkan	to full, trample; to roll; to waulk, to full
4	Proto-Germanic	walkaną	to turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
5	Proto-Indo-European	wolg-	to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
6	Proto-Indo-European	wel-	to see

via Old French guenchir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	guenchir	to change direction; to avoid; to evade; to elude
2	Frankish	wankijan	to sway, falter; to stagger, sway; to wave
3	Proto-Germanic	wankijaną	to sway; to sway; waver
4	Proto-Indo-European	weng-	to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

Words derived from “gauchir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →