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

to lament, bemoan, bewail

Ancestry of “gaimenter”, step by step

gaimenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lamento

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	lamento	I lament, bewail
2	Latin	lāmentum	wailing, moaning, weeping, crying, shrieking
3	Proto-Italic	lāmentom	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	leh₂-	to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Old French gway

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	gway	—
2	Frankish	wai	woe; woe!, alas!
3	Proto-Germanic	wai	woe! alas!
4	Proto-Indo-European	wai	oh!; woe!

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic lāmentom →Every word from Latin lāmentum →