Where does “saboter” come from?

saboter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sabotere, from French saboter, from French sabot, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

saboter (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of sabotere

Definitions

  1. imperative of sabotere

Ancestry of “saboter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsabotereto sabotage
2Frenchsaboterto sabotage
3Frenchsabotwooden shoe, clog; hoof
4Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
5Old Frenchchavateshoe
Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →Every word from French sabot →