Where does “estiquette” come from?

estiquette (Old French) comes from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

estiquette (Old French): a bill, note, label, ticket

Definitions

  1. a bill, note, label, ticket

Ancestry of “estiquette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
2Frankishstikkan—
3Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Frankish stikkan →