Where does “gyrouete” come from?

gyrouete (Middle French) comes from French wirewite, from Old Norse veðrviti, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

Ancestry of “gyrouete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchwirewite—
2Old Norseveðrvitiweather indicator, weather vane
3Old Norseveðrweather; ram
4Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “gyrouete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →