Where does “escuage” come from?
escuage (English) comes from Middle English scuage, from Old French escuage, from Old French escu, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
escuage (English): Payment to a lord in lieu of military service
Definitions
- Payment to a lord in lieu of military service
Ancestry of “escuage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | scuage | scutage medieval English tax |
| 2 | Old French | escuage | escuage medieval payment to a lord |
| 3 | Old French | escu | Alternative form of escut; shield |
| 4 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |