Where does “seneschal” come from?
seneschal (Dutch) comes from Dutch seneschalk, from Middle Dutch seneschal, from Old French seneschal, from Medieval Latin siniscalcus, from Frankish siniskalk, from Proto-Germanic siniskalkaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
seneschal (Dutch): Archaic form of seneschalk
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- Archaic form of seneschalk
Ancestry of “seneschal”, step by step