gaiter

Meaning

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡeɪ.tə/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, guestes pl, from Old French *gueste, from Frankish *wastiju, from Proto-Germanic *wastijō (“garment; dress”). Cognate with Middle High German wester (“a child's chrisom-cloth”), Middle High German westebarn (“godchild”), Old English wæstling (“a coverlet”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti, “garment; dress”).

Bookmark this

Improve your pronunciation

English

Start learning English with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "gaiter" and many other words and sentences in English.

Go to our English course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes
Continue