Where does “eschine” come from?

eschine (Middle French) comes from Old French eschine, from Frankish skina, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

eschine (Middle French): spine

Definitions

  1. spine

Ancestry of “eschine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschinespine
2Frankishskina—
3Proto-Germanicskinōplate; rim; piece; shinbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinō →