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
Ancestry of “keucher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | cauchier | — |
| 2 | Old French | chaucier | to shoe; to put shoes on; hosier |
| 3 | Old French | chauce | stocking |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | calcea | garment covering foot and leg |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |