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Where does “skillet” come from?

skillet (American English) comes from Old French escuelette, from Old French escuelle — a porringer.

skillet (American English): A pan for frying, generally large and heavy; A...

Definitions

  1. A pan for frying, generally large and heavy; A...

Ancestry of “skillet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescuelette—
2Old Frenchescuellea porringer

Words derived from “skillet”

  • スキレット
Every word from Old French escuelle →