Where does “estour” come from?

estour (Middle French) comes from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

estour (Middle French): combat; battle

Definitions

  1. combat; battle

Ancestry of “estour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestorbattle; combat
2Frankishsturmstorm, commotion, battle; storm
3Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
4Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmaz →Every word from Frankish sturm →