Where does “escrime” come from?

escrime (French) comes from Old French escremie, from Old French escremir, from Frankish skirmjan.

escrime (French): fencing

Definitions

  1. fencing

Ancestry of “escrime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescremiefencing
2Old Frenchescremir—
3Frankishskirmjan—

Words derived from “escrime”

Every word from Frankish skirmjan →Every word from Old French escremir →Every word from Old French escremie →