Where does “gadanha” come from?

gadanha (Portuguese) comes from Spanish guadaña, from Frankish waiþanjan, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

gadanha (Portuguese): scythe; a large spoon used to eat soup; claw of a...

Definitions

  1. scythe; a large spoon used to eat soup; claw of a...

Ancestry of “gadanha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguadañascythe
2Frankishwaiþanjanto hunt, graze; get food; to pasture, graze, hunt...
3Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Frankish waiþanjan →