Where does “saboteren” come from?

saboteren (Dutch) comes from French saboter, from French sabot, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

saboteren (Dutch): to sabotage

Definitions

  1. to sabotage

Ancestry of “saboteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaboterto sabotage
2Frenchsabotwooden shoe, clog; hoof
3Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
4Old Frenchchavateshoe
Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →Every word from French sabot →
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