Where does “gueres” come from?
gueres (Middle French) comes from Old French gaire, from Frankish waigaro — a lot.
gueres (Middle French): hardly; barely; almost not at all
Definitions
- hardly; barely; almost not at all
Ancestry of “gueres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | gaire | hardly; almost not at all |
| 2 | Frankish | waigaro | a lot |