Where does “gueusard” come from?

gueusard (French) comes from French gueux, from Middle French gueux, from Middle Dutch guyte, from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten, from Old Norse gauta — to talk a lot.

gueusard (French): rascal, crook, swindler

Definitions

  1. rascal, crook, swindler

Ancestry of “gueusard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgueuxbeggar; poor
2Middle Frenchgueuxbeggar
3Middle Dutchguyterascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader
4Middle Dutchgu(i)tento make fun of
5Old Norsegautato talk a lot
Every word from Old Norse gauta →Every word from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten →Every word from Middle Dutch guyte →