Where does “launcegay” come from?

launcegay (Middle English) comes from Old French lancegaye, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

launcegay (Middle English): A light lance

Definitions

  1. A light lance

Ancestry of “launcegay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlancegaye—
2Old Frenchlancelance weapon
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “launcegay”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old French lance →