Where does “stutchun” come from?

stutchun (Chinook Jargon) comes from English sturgeon, from Middle English sturgiun, from Old French estorjoun, from Frankish sturjō, from Proto-Germanic sturjô — sturgeon.

stutchun (Chinook Jargon): sturgeon

Definitions

  1. sturgeon

Ancestry of “stutchun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsturgeonAny marine or freshwater fish of the family...
2Middle EnglishsturgiunSturgeon or its meat; A dish made of veal made to...
3Old Frenchestorjounsturgeon
4Frankishsturjōsturgeon
5Proto-Germanicsturjôsturgeon
Every word from Proto-Germanic sturjô →Every word from Frankish sturjō →Every word from Old French estorjoun →