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Where does “guinder” come from?

guinder (French) comes from Catalan guinda, from Spanish guinda, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.

guinder (French): to raise, erect; to hoist; to sway, hoist; to...

Definitions

  1. to raise, erect; to hoist; to sway, hoist; to...

Ancestry of “guinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanguinda—
2Spanishguindasour cherry
3Proto-Germanicwīhsilōsour cherry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe

Words derived from “guinder”

  • agghindamento
  • agghindarsi
  • agghindare
  • ghindazzo
  • guindage
  • guindar
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