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Where does “custrel” come from?

custrel (English) comes from Old French coustillier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

custrel (English): A knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave

Definitions

  1. A knight's attendant or man-at-arms; a knave

Ancestry of “custrel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoustilliercustrel
2Old Frenchieryesterday
3Latinherī—
4Latinhereyesterday; second-person singular present active...
5Proto-Italichezī—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyésiyesterday
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day
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