Where does “garrote” come from?

garrote (Galician) comes from Old French garrot, from Old Occitan garra — leg.

garrote (Galician): garrot used to limit the movement of an animal;...

Definitions

  1. garrot used to limit the movement of an animal;...

Ancestry of “garrote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgarrot—
2Old Occitangarraleg
Every word from Old Occitan garra →Every word from Old French garrot →