Where does “customere” come from?

customere (Middle English) comes from Old French coustumier, from Medieval Latin custumarius, from Latin custuma — custom, tax.

Ancestry of “customere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoustumier—
2Medieval Latincustumariusa toll-gatherer, tax-collector; pertaining to...
3Latincustumacustom, tax
Every word from Latin custuma →Every word from Medieval Latin custumarius →Every word from Old French coustumier →