Where does “guenchir” come from?

guenchir (Middle French) comes from Old French guenchir, from Frankish wankijan, from Proto-Germanic wankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weng- — to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...

guenchir (Middle French): to change direction

Definitions

  1. to change direction

Ancestry of “guenchir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguenchirto change direction; to avoid; to evade; to elude
2Frankishwankijanto sway, falter; to stagger, sway; to wave
3Proto-Germanicwankijanąto sway; to sway; waver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweng-to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wankijaną →Every word from Frankish wankijan →