Where does “esquisser” come from?

esquisser (French) comes from Italian schizzare, from Old High German sciozzan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

esquisser (French): to sketch; to draft, outline

Definitions

  1. to sketch; to draft, outline

Ancestry of “esquisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianschizzareto squirt; to splash; to spatter
2Old High Germansciozzanto shoot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “esquisser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old High German sciozzan →