Where does “falchion” come from?

falchion (English) comes from Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon, from Vulgar Latin falcionem, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

falchion (English): A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of...

Definitions

  1. A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of...

Ancestry of “falchion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfauchoun—
2Old Frenchfauchonfalchion
3Vulgar Latinfalcionem—
4Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “falchion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falcionem →