Where does “scutage” come from?

scutage (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scutage (Middle English): scutage medieval English tax

Definitions

  1. scutage medieval English tax

Ancestry of “scutage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinscutagium—
2Latinscūtuma type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskei-to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scutage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skei- →Every word from Latin scūtum →