Where does “keucher” come from?

keucher (Picard) comes from Old French cauchier, from Old French chaucier, from Old French chauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

keucher (Picard): to shoe

Definitions

  1. to shoe

Ancestry of “keucher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcauchier
2Old Frenchchaucierto shoe; to put shoes on; hosier
3Old Frenchchaucestocking
4Vulgar Latincalceagarment covering foot and leg
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “keucher

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin calxEvery word from Latin calceus