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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguélookout
2Frankishwadford, crossing
3Proto-Germanicwadąshallow water, ford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “gué”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadą →Every word from Frankish wad →