Where does “étiquette” come from?
étiquette (French) comes from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
étiquette (French): tag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
Definitions
- tag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
Ancestry of “étiquette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | estiquette | small pole; small note |
| 2 | Old French | estechier | to attach, stick |
| 3 | Frankish | stikkan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |