Where does “gué” come from?
gué (Middle French) comes from Old French gué, from Frankish wad, from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
Ancestry of “gué”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | gué | lookout |
| 2 | Frankish | wad | ford, crossing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wadą | shallow water, ford |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |