Where does “ghisa” come from?

ghisa (Italian) comes from French guise, from French gueuse, from German Gießen, from Middle High German gieȥen, from Old High German gioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- — to pour.

ghisa (Italian): cast iron

Definitions

  1. cast iron

Ancestry of “ghisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguiseway
2Frenchgueusewench
3GermanGießengerund of gießen; moulding; casting
4Middle High Germangieȥento pour
5Old High Germangioȥanto pour
6Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
7Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “ghisa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-