gauche
French
adj
Definitions
- left
- awkward, gawky
- clumsy
Etymology
Derived from Old French gauchier (tread) derived from Frankish *walkijan derived from Old French guenchir (deviate) derived from Frankish *wenkijan, *wankijan (falter, sway).
Origin
Frankish
*wenkijan, *wankijan
Gloss
falter, sway
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Walkman English
- airwalk English
- beamwalk English
- birdwalk English
- boardwalk English
- bushwalk English
- bywalk English
- catwalk English
- crabwalk English
- crosswalk English
- duckwalk English
- ecowalk English
- fieldwalk English
- firewalk English
- footwalk English
- forwalk English
- gauche English
- gauchely English
- gaucheness English
- gawk English
- gawker English
- gawkish English
- gawkling English
- gawksome English
- gawky English
- hotwalk English
- knucklewalk English
- microwalk English
- moonwalk English
- outwalk English
- overwalk English
- powerwalk English
- racewalk English
- rewalk English
- riverwalk English
- ropewalk English
- sheepwalk English
- sidewalk English
- skywalk English
- sleepwalk English
- sleptwalk English
- slutwalk English
- soundwalk English
- spacewalk English
- speedwalk English
- walk English
- walkable English
- walkalong English
- walkaround English
- walkathon English
- walkaway English
- walkboard English
- walker English
- walkest English
- walketh English
- walkie English
- walking English
- walkless English
- walkout English
- walkover English
- walkthrough English
- walkthru English
- walktrap English
- walkup English
- walkway English
- gauchisme Italian
- gauchiste Italian
- dégauchir French
- gauchard French
- gauchement French
- gaucher French
- gauchir French
- gauchisme French
- gauchissement French
- gauchiste French
- ultragauche French
- ultragauchiste French
- *wankijaną Proto-Germanic
- gowke Middle English
- walken Middle English
- gaucher Old French
- gauchier Old French
- gauchir Old French
- guenchir Old French
- walchen Middle High German
- gauchir Middle French
- guenchir Middle French
- balchan Cimbrian
- *walkan Frankish
- *walkijan Frankish
- *wenkijan, *wankijan Frankish
- walkee Chinese Pidgin English