Where does “guignier” come from?

guignier (Old French) comes from Frankish wingjan, from Proto-Germanic winkaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

guignier (Old French): to signal

Definitions

  1. to signal

Ancestry of “guignier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwingjan—
2Proto-Germanicwinkanąto move side to side, sway
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “guignier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winkaną →Every word from Frankish wingjan →