Where does βestiquetβ come from?
estiquet (Middle French) comes from Middle French estiquier, from Middle French estacher, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πππ°πΊπ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β to cover; pole, stick, beam.
estiquet (Middle French): a slip of paper with names of witnesses on it
Definitions
- a slip of paper with names of witnesses on it
Ancestry of βestiquetβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | estiquier | Alternative form of estacher |
| 2 | Middle French | estacher | to attach |
| 3 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 4 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 6 | Gothic | πππ°πΊπ° | β |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stakΓ΄ | stake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |