Where does “scantle” come from?
scantle (English) comes from English Le, from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.
scantle (English): To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into...
Definitions
- To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into...
Ancestry of “scantle”, step by step
scantle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Le
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Le | the |
| 2 | French | lé | breadth, width; strip, length |
| 3 | French | moine | monk |
| 4 | Middle French | moine | monk |
| 5 | Old French | monie | monk |
| 6 | Latin | monicus | sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul |
via English scant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scant | Very little, very few; Not full, large, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | scant | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skamt | short in time or space |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skammaz | short; blunt; stunted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |
via Old French escanteler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | escanteler | — |