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-.
Ancestry of “gyrouete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | wirewite | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | veðrviti | weather indicator, weather vane |
| 3 | Old Norse | veðr | weather; ram |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |
Words derived from “gyrouete”