Where does “Guernésiais” come from?

Guernésiais (Norman) comes from Norman Guernési, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Guernésiais (Norman): Guernsey; Guernseyman

Definitions

  1. Guernsey; Guernseyman

Ancestry of “Guernésiais”, step by step

Guernésiais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norman Guernési

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanGuernésiGuernsey
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

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

Words derived from “Guernésiais”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →