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Where does “gaugen” come from?

gaugen (Middle English) comes from Old French gauger, from Old French gauge, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

gaugen (Middle English): To measure, rule; To formally measure; make a...

Definitions

  1. To measure, rule; To formally measure; make a...

Ancestry of “gaugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchgaugerAlternative form of jaugier
2Old FrenchgaugeAlternative form of jauge; gauging rod
3Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
4Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
5Proto-Italic-ā—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “gaugen”

  • gauge
  • gaugino
  • gaugeable
  • regauge
  • misgauge
  • supergauge
  • multigauge
  • ungaugeable
  • gaugest
  • marking gauge
  • downgauge
  • gaugeth
  • gyrogauge
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