Where does “cangier” come from?

cangier (Old French) comes from Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

cangier (Old French): Alternative form of changier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of changier

Ancestry of “cangier”, step by step

cangier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cambiāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincambiāre—
2Latincambiōto exchange, barter; change
3LatincambiumA change; cambium
4Gaulishcambionchange
5Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

via Late Latin cambiare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincambiare—

Words derived from “cangier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →