Where does “guêtre” come from?

guêtre (French) comes from Middle French guiestres, from Old French gueste, from Frankish wasta, from Proto-Germanic wastijō, from Proto-Indo-European wéstis, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

guêtre (French): gaiter; leggings; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. gaiter; leggings; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “guêtre”, step by step

guêtre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French guiestres

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchguiestres—
2Old Frenchgueste—
3Frankishwasta—
4Proto-Germanicwastijōgarment; dress
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéstisthe act of dressing; clothing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Middle French guietres

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchguietres—
2Old Frenchguestes—
3Frankishwristinstep

Words derived from “guêtre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic wastijō →