Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “guestes” come from?

guestes (Old French) comes from Frankish wrist — instep.

Ancestry of “guestes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwristinstep

Words derived from “guestes”

  • gaiter
  • gaitered
  • ungaitered
  • supergaiter
  • gaiterlike
  • gaiterless
  • ghetta
  • гетра
  • guêtre
  • ghệt
  • gheată
  • guietres
  • getralar
Every word from Frankish wrist →