Where does “escaille” come from?
escaille (Old French) comes from Frankish skallija, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
escaille (Old French): scale; ring or plate of armor
Definitions
- scale; ring or plate of armor
Ancestry of “escaille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | skallija | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “escaille”