Where does “échasse” come from?

échasse (French) comes from Old French eschace, from Frankish skakkja, from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

échasse (French): stilt; One of a number of stilt birds, not always...

Definitions

  1. stilt; One of a number of stilt birds, not always...

Ancestry of “échasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschacestick
2Frankishskakkjastilt
3Old Saxonskakan—
4Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

Words derived from “échasse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Old Saxon skakan →
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