Where does “scuage” come from?
scuage (Middle English) comes from Old French escuage, from Old French escu, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “scuage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | escuage | escuage |
| 2 | Old French | escu | Alternative form of escut; shield |
| 3 | Latin | scūtum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |