Where does “girouette” come from?

girouette (French) comes from Middle French gyrouete, from French wirewite, from Old Norse veðrviti, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

girouette (French): Weathercock, weather vane; A fickle person

Definitions

  1. Weathercock, weather vane; A fickle person

Ancestry of “girouette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgyrouete—
2Frenchwirewite—
3Old Norseveðrvitiweather indicator, weather vane
4Old Norseveðrweather; ram
5Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “girouette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →
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