Where does “guéable” come from?

guéable (French) comes from French guéer, from French gué, from Middle French gué, from Old French gué, from Frankish wad, from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

guéable (French): fordable

Definitions

  1. fordable

Ancestry of “guéable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchguéerTo ford; To bathe
2Frenchguéford
3Middle Frenchgué—
4Old Frenchguélookout
5Frankishwadford, crossing
6Proto-Germanicwadąshallow water, ford
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadą →Every word from Frankish wad →