Where does “gaucher” come from?

gaucher (Old French) comes from Frankish walkan, from Proto-Germanic walkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

gaucher (Old French): to trample, walk clumsily

Definitions

  1. to trample, walk clumsily

Ancestry of “gaucher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwalkanto full, trample; to roll; to waulk, to full
2Proto-Germanicwalkanąto turn, wind, roll, toss; to wend, walk, wander;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-to twist; turn; move; to turn, twist; to move
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “gaucher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wolg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walkaną →