jauge

French

noun
Definitions
  • a gauge

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French jauge inherited from Old French jauge (gauging rod) derived from Frankish *galga (measuring rod, pole) derived from Proto-Germanic *galgô (pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ- (slat, stick).

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Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰalgʰ-

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slat, stick

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