Where does “gauchir” come from?
gauchir (Middle French) comes from Old French gaucher, from Frankish walkan, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
gauchir (Middle French): to veer, turn
Definitions
- to veer, turn
Ancestry of “gauchir”, step by step
gauchir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French gaucher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gaucher | to trample, walk clumsily |
| 2 | Frankish | walkan | to full, trample; to roll; to waulk, to full |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walkaną | to turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wolg- | to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |