Where does “esturgeon” come from?

esturgeon (French) comes from Old French estorjoun, from Frankish sturjō, from Proto-Germanic sturjô — sturgeon.

esturgeon (French): sturgeon

Definitions

  1. sturgeon

Ancestry of “esturgeon”, step by step

esturgeon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French estorjoun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestorjounsturgeon
2Frankishsturjōsturgeon
3Proto-Germanicsturjôsturgeon

via Old French esturjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchesturjonAlternative spelling of estorjoun

Words derived from “esturgeon”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sturjô →Every word from Frankish sturjō →Every word from Old French estorjoun →