Where does “coignie” come from?

coignie (Old French) comes from Latin cuneata, from Latin cuneatus, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

coignie (Old French): axe; battleaxe

Definitions

  1. axe; battleaxe

Ancestry of “coignie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuneatanominative feminine singular of cuneātus;...
2Latincuneatuswedged; wedge-shaped
3Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →