what is the etymology of this word?  gauche
Etymology[edit] Borrowing from French gauche â(âleft, awkwardâ), from gauchir â(âto veer, turnâ), from Old French gaucher â(âto trample, walk clumsilyâ), from Frankish *walkan â(âto full, trampleâ), from Proto-Germanic *walkanÄ â(âto full, roll upâ).