Where does “faouchou” come from?

faouchou (Gallo) comes from Gallo faoucher, from Vulgar Latin falciare, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

faouchou (Gallo): harvester

Definitions

  1. harvester

Ancestry of “faouchou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gallofaoucherto mow, reap
2Vulgar Latinfalciare—
3Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falciare →