Where does “poignarder” come from?

poignarder (French) comes from French poignard, 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.

poignarder (French): to stab; to knife

Definitions

  1. to stab; to knife

Ancestry of “poignarder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoignarddagger
2Old Frenchpoignal—
3Vulgar Latinpugnalis—
4Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
5Proto-Italicpugnosfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →
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