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
Ancestry of “guenchir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | guenchir | to change direction; to avoid; to evade; to elude |
| 2 | Frankish | wankijan | to sway, falter; to stagger, sway; to wave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wankijaną | to sway; to sway; waver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weng- | to bend, bow, arch, curve; to bow, be bent; to... |