Where does “gaze” come from?

gaze (French) comes from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

gaze (French): gauze; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. gauze; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “gaze”, step by step

gaze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قَزّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَزّsilk
2PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
3Middle Persiankaž—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Latin gaza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingazatreasury; treasure, riches; wealth
2Ancient GreekΓάζαtreasury, treasure
3Hebrewעַזָּה—

Words derived from “gaze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →