Where does “guenilleux” come from?

guenilleux (French) comes from French guenille, from French guenipe, from Old Norse kvinna, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

guenilleux (French): tattered, ragged dressed in tatters

Definitions

  1. tattered, ragged dressed in tatters

Ancestry of “guenilleux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguenillerag
2Frenchguenipeloose woman
3Old NorsekvinnaAlternative form of kona; woman
4Old Norsekonawoman; wife
5Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ →
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