Where does “ghină” come from?

ghină (Romanian) comes from French guigne, from Old French guine, from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.

ghină (Romanian): bad luck

Definitions

  1. bad luck

Ancestry of “ghină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguignewild cherry, gean; first-person singular present...
2Old Frenchguine—
3Old High Germanwīhsilasour cherry
4Proto-Germanicwīhsilōsour cherry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō →Every word from Old High German wīhsila →