Where does “gueux” come from?

gueux (Middle French) comes from Middle Dutch guyte, from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten, from Old Norse gauta — to talk a lot.

gueux (Middle French): beggar

Definitions

  1. beggar

Ancestry of “gueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchguyterascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader
2Middle Dutchgu(i)tento make fun of
3Old Norsegautato talk a lot

Words derived from “gueux”

Every word from Old Norse gauta →Every word from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten →Every word from Middle Dutch guyte →