Where does “gaimenter” come from?

gaimenter (Old French) comes from Latin lamento, from Latin lāmentum, from Proto-Italic lāmentom, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

gaimenter (Old French): to lament, bemoan, bewail

Definitions

  1. to lament, bemoan, bewail

Ancestry of “gaimenter”, step by step

gaimenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lamento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlamentoI lament, bewail
2Latinlāmentumwailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking
3Proto-Italiclāmentom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Old French gway

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgway—
2Frankishwaiwoe; woe!, alas!
3Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic lāmentom →Every word from Latin lāmentum →