Where does “ghindazzo” come from?

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

ghindazzo (Italian): top rope

Definitions

  1. top rope

Ancestry of “ghindazzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguindage—
2Frenchguinderto raise, erect; to hoist; to sway, hoist; to...
3Catalanguindasour cherry fruit of
4Spanishguindasour cherry
5Proto-Germanicwīhsilōsour cherry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō →Every word from Spanish guinda →