gauge
Middle English
/ˈɡau̯dʒ(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A customary measurement or scale.
Etymology
Borrowed from gauge derived from Frankish *galga (measuring rod, pole) derived from Proto-Germanic *galgô (pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*galgô
Gloss
pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
棒
Emoji
🎣 💈
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- downgauge English
- gauge English
- gaugeable English
- gauger English
- gaugest English
- gaugeth English
- gaugino English
- gyrogauge English
- marking gauge English
- misgauge English
- multigauge English
- regauge English
- supergauge English
- jauger French
- *ǵʰAlgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰalgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- Proto-Indo-European
- *galgô Proto-Germanic
- gealga Old English
- ġealga Old English
- gaugen Middle English
- gauger Middle English
- galgi Old Norse
- *galger Old French
- jauge Old French
- galgo Old High German
- 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 Gothic
- *galga Old Dutch
- geji Swahili
- *galga Frankish
- *galgo Frankish
- gauge ONF.
- gauger ONF.
- gaugeur ONF.