Where does “fesser” come from?

fesser (French) comes from Old French faisse, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

fesser (French): to spank; to whack

Definitions

  1. to spank; to whack

Ancestry of “fesser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaisse—
2Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fesser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- →Every word from Latin fascia →Every word from Old French faisse →