Where does “fauchon” come from?

fauchon (French) comes from Old French fauchon, from Vulgar Latin falcionem, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

fauchon (French): falchion

Definitions

falchion

Ancestry of “fauchon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	fauchon	falchion
2	Vulgar Latin	falcionem	—
3	Latin	falx	sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
4	Proto-Indo-European	dʰelg-	a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “fauchon”

fauchon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from Vulgar Latin falcionem →