Where does “paître” come from?

paître (Norman) comes from Old French paistre, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

paître (Norman): to graze

Definitions

  1. to graze

Ancestry of “paître”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaistreto graze
2Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
3Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →