Where does “escarmuche” come from?

escarmuche (Norman) comes from Old French escharmuche, from Old Italian scaramuccia, from Frankish skirmijan, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

escarmuche (Norman): punch-up

Definitions

  1. punch-up

Ancestry of “escarmuche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescharmucheskirmish
2Old Italianscaramucciaskirmish
3Frankishskirmijanto shelter; to protect, defend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Frankish skirmijan →Every word from Old Italian scaramuccia →