Where does “poignard” come from?

poignard (French) comes from Old French poignal, from Vulgar Latin pugnalis, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

poignard (French): dagger

Definitions

  1. dagger

Ancestry of “poignard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpoignal—
2Vulgar Latinpugnalis—
3Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
4Proto-Italicpugnosfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “poignard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →