Where does “saboter” come from?

saboter (French) comes from French sabot, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

saboter (French): to sabotage

Definitions

  1. to sabotage

Ancestry of “saboter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsabotwooden shoe, clog; hoof
2Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
3Old Frenchchavateshoe

Words derived from “saboter”

Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →Every word from French sabot →