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Where does “gauge” come from?

gauge (Old French) comes from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

gauge (Old French): Alternative form of jauge; gauging rod

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jauge; gauging rod

Ancestry of “gauge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
2Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
3Proto-Italic-ā—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “gauge”

  • gauge
  • gaugino
  • gaugeable
  • regauge
  • misgauge
  • supergauge
  • multigauge
  • ungaugeable
  • gaugest
  • marking gauge
  • downgauge
  • gaugeth
  • gyrogauge
  • gauge
  • gaugen
  • gauger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →