Where does “ghetta” come from?

ghetta (Italian) comes from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, from Old French gueste, from Frankish wasta, from Proto-Germanic wastijō, from Proto-Indo-European wéstis, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

ghetta (Italian): gaiter, spat

Definitions

  1. gaiter, spat

Ancestry of “ghetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguêtregaiter; leggings; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchguiestres—
3Old Frenchgueste—
4Frankishwasta—
5Proto-Germanicwastijōgarment; dress
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéstisthe act of dressing; clothing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “ghetta”

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