Where does “sturgeon” come from?

Sturgeon comes from Middle English sturgiun, from Old French estorjoun, from Frankish sturjō, ultimately from Proto-Germanic sturjô.

sturgeon (English): Any marine or freshwater fish of the family...

Definitions

  1. Any marine or freshwater fish of the family...

Ancestry of “sturgeon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsturgiunSturgeon or its meat; A dish made of veal made to...
2Old Frenchestorjounsturgeon
3Frankishsturjōsturgeon
4Proto-Germanicsturjôsturgeon

Words derived from “sturgeon

Every word from Proto-Germanic sturjôEvery word from Frankish sturjōEvery word from Old French estorjoun
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