Where does “escaille” come from?

escaille (Middle French) comes from Old French escaille, from Frankish skallija, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

escaille (Middle French): scale; ring or plate of armor

Definitions

  1. scale; ring or plate of armor

Ancestry of “escaille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescaillescale; ring or plate of armor
2Frankishskallija—
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “escaille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →
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