Where does “escher” come from?

escher (French) comes from French esche, from Middle French esche, from Old French esche, from Latin ēsca, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

escher (French): To bait a hook

Definitions

To bait a hook

Ancestry of “escher”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	esche	bait; first-person singular present indicative of...
2	Middle French	esche	—
3	Old French	esche	fishing hook
4	Latin	ēsca	food
5	Latin	edō	to eat
6	Latin	-ilis	-ile
7	Proto-Italic	-elis	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	-elis	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	-lós	Forms agent nouns from verbal roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin edō →