Where does “guigne” come from?
guigne (French) comes from Old French guine, from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
guigne (French): wild cherry, gean; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- wild cherry, gean; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “guigne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | guine | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wīhsila | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīhsilō | sour cherry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |
Words derived from “guigne”