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Where does “gauger” come from?

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

gauger (Old French): Alternative form of jaugier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jaugier

Ancestry of “gauger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchgaugeAlternative form of jauge; gauging rod
2Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-ā—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “gauger”

  • gauge
  • gaugino
  • gaugeable
  • regauge
  • misgauge
  • supergauge
  • multigauge
  • ungaugeable
  • gaugest
  • marking gauge
  • downgauge
  • gaugeth
  • gyrogauge
  • gauge
  • gaugen
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