Where does “Dgèrnésiais” come from?

Dgèrnésiais (Norman) comes from Norman ais, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Dgèrnésiais (Norman): of, from, or relating to Guernsey; Guernseyman,...

Definitions

  1. of, from, or relating to Guernsey; Guernseyman,...

Ancestry of “Dgèrnésiais”, step by step

Dgèrnésiais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norman ais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanaisshelf, mantelpiece
2LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
3Proto-Italicaksis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Norman Dgèrnésy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanDgèrnésyGuernsey
2Old NorseGranisGrani's
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →