Where does “êtchuyer” come from?
êtchuyer (Norman) comes from Old French escuier, from Latin scūtārius, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
êtchuyer (Norman): squire
Ancestry of “êtchuyer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | escuier | squire; shield-bearer |
| 2 | Latin | scūtārius | — |
| 3 | Latin | scūtum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |