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

  1. to veer, turn

Ancestry of “gauchir”, step by step

gauchir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gaucher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgaucherto trample, walk clumsily
2Frankishwalkanto full, trample; to roll; to waulk, to full
3Proto-Germanicwalkanąto turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Old French gauchir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgauchir
2Frankishwalkijan

Words derived from “gauchir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wolg-Every word from Proto-Germanic walkaną