Where does “empêtrer” come from?

empêtrer (French) comes from Vulgar Latin impastoriare, from Latin pāstōrius, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

empêtrer (French): to ensnare, to entangle, to bog down

Definitions

to ensnare, to entangle, to bog down

Ancestry of “empêtrer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	impastoriare	—
2	Latin	pāstōrius	of or pertaining to herdsmen or shepherds
3	Latin	pāstor	A person who tends sheep; shepherd
4	Latin	pāscō	to feed, nourish, maintain, support
5	Proto-Italic	pāskō	to feed; to pasture
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂-	to protect; to shepherd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →