Where does “eschançon” come from?

eschançon (Old French) comes from Frankish skankijō, from Proto-Germanic skankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

eschançon (Old French): cupbearer

Definitions

  1. cupbearer

Ancestry of “eschançon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishskankijōcupbearer; drink server
2Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skankijaną →Every word from Frankish skankijō →