Where does “falchioned” come from?

falchioned (English) comes from English falchion, 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.

falchioned (English): Armed with a falchion; Slain by a falchion;...

Definitions

  1. Armed with a falchion; Slain by a falchion;...

Ancestry of “falchioned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfalchionA somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of...
2Middle Englishfauchoun—
3Old Frenchfauchonfalchion
4Vulgar Latinfalcionem—
5Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falcionem →