Where does “échaim” come from?

échaim (Norman) comes from French essaim, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

échaim (Norman): swarm

Definitions

  1. swarm

Ancestry of “échaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchessaimswarm
2Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
3Latinexagmen—
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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