Where does “guadaña” come from?

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

guadaña (Spanish): scythe

Definitions

  1. scythe

Ancestry of “guadaña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwaiþanjanto hunt, graze; get food; to pasture, graze, hunt...
2Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “guadaña”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Frankish waiþanjan →