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Where does “Gamasche” come from?

Gamasche (German) comes from French gamache, from Occitan gamacha, from Spanish guademecí, from Arabic غَدَامِسِيّ, from Arabic غدامس, from Latin Cidamus.

Gamasche (German): spat, legwarmer; fear, angst

Definitions

  1. spat, legwarmer; fear, angst

Ancestry of “Gamasche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgamachespat, gaiter, legging
2Occitangamacha—
3Spanishguademecíembossed leather
4Arabicغَدَامِسِيّrelated to the town of {{m|ar|غَدَامِس}} in the...
5Arabicغدامس—
6LatinCidamus—
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