Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “guéer” come from?

guéer (French) comes 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.

guéer (French): To ford; To bathe

Definitions

  1. To ford; To bathe

Ancestry of “guéer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguéford
2Middle Frenchgué—
3Old Frenchguélookout
4Frankishwadford, crossing
5Proto-Germanicwadąshallow water, ford
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “guéer”

  • guéable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →