Where does “gifle” come from?

gifle (French) comes from Middle French gifle, from Old French giffe.

gifle (French): cheek; slap; slap in the face

Definitions

  1. cheek; slap; slap in the face

Ancestry of “gifle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgifle—
2Old Frenchgiffe—

Words derived from “gifle”

Every word from Old French giffe →Every word from Middle French gifle →