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Where does “avachir” come from?

avachir (Middle French) comes from Old French avachir, from Frankish waikijan, from Proto-Germanic waikwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

avachir (Middle French): to lose one's energy or force

Definitions

  1. to lose one's energy or force

Ancestry of “avachir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchavachirto sag
2Frankishwaikijanto soften
3Proto-Germanicwaikwijanąto make weak, to weaken, to soften
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “avachir”

  • avachir
  • avachissement
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