Where does “scaffalde” come from?

scaffalde (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman schaffaut, from Old French eschaffaut, from Old French chafaud, from Latin catafalcum, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Ancestry of “scaffalde”, step by step

scaffalde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman schaffaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanschaffaut
2Old Frencheschaffaut
3Old Frenchchafaud
4Latincatafalcum
5Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
6Ancient Greekκατά
7Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
8Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
9Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Old French eschaiphal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschaiphal

via Old French escadafaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescadafautplatform to see a tournament
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr
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