Where does “Gaze” come from?

Gaze (German) comes from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

Gaze (German): gauze

Definitions

  1. gauze

Ancestry of “Gaze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
2Arabicقَزّsilk
3PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
4Middle Persiankaž
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “Gaze

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg-Every word from Middle Persian kažEvery word from Persian کز