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Where does “étrier” come from?

étrier (French) comes from Middle French estrier, from Old French estrief, from Frankish streup, from Frankish stigareip — stirrup.

étrier (French): stirrup; stirrup bone, stapes; étrier , stirrup

Definitions

  1. stirrup; stirrup bone, stapes; étrier , stirrup

Ancestry of “étrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestrierstirrup
2Old Frenchestrief—
3Frankishstreupbuckle, stirrup
4Frankishstigareipstirrup

Words derived from “étrier”

  • étrier
  • étrivière
  • estrief
  • estrieu
  • estrier
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