English
enguiché
Enguiché comes from French guiche ‘strap for carrying a horn, a shield, etc’, from Old French guiche ‘willowy place’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- ‘to turn, wind, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wey-‘to turn, wind, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyt-‘that which winds or bends, branch, switch’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wiþō‘band’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wiþjǭ‘cord, rope, strap’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*wiþþjāreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400guiche‘willowy place’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘strap for carrying a horn, a shield, etc’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentenguiché
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wey-‘to turn, wind, bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyt-‘that which winds or bends, branch, switch’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wiþō‘band’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wiþjǭ‘cord, rope, strap’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*wiþþjāreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400guiche‘willowy place’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘strap for carrying a horn, a shield, etc’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentenguiché
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wey- ‘to turn, wind, bend’
weld, wile, wattle, guile, withe, 2 more
through Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ ‘cord, rope, strap’
Today it means
adj Having either a strap or a mouthpiece (or the interior of the mouth) which is of a specified tincture.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wey- / enguiché