Where does “hersillon” come from?

hersillon (English) comes from French herse, from Old French herce, from Latin herpicem, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

hersillon (English): A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a...

Definitions

  1. A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a...

Ancestry of “hersillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchherseharrow; portcullis; spike strip, road spikes,...
2Old Frenchherce—
3Latinherpicem—
4Latinhirpexharrow
5Latinhirpuswolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Latin hirpus →Every word from Latin hirpex →