Where does “esselier” come from?

esselier (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin ascelāris, from Latin axilla, from German Achsel, from Old High German ahsala, from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

esselier (Old French): wooden support

Definitions

  1. wooden support

Ancestry of “esselier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinascelāris—
2Latinaxillalittle wing; axilla, armpit
3GermanAchselarmpit, axilla; shoulder; shoulder joint
4Old High Germanahsala—
5Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “esselier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ →