Where does “sarcelle” come from?

sarcelle (English) comes from French sarcelle, from Latin querquedula, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sarcelle (English): The oldsquaw, a kind of duck

Definitions

  1. The oldsquaw, a kind of duck

Ancestry of “sarcelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsarcelleteal
2LatinquerquedulaA kind of duck, perhaps the teal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →