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Where does “estreu” come from?

estreu (Old French) comes from Frankish streup, from Frankish stigareip — stirrup.

estreu (Old French): a ring hanging on each side of the saddle...

Definitions

  1. a ring hanging on each side of the saddle...

Ancestry of “estreu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstreupbuckle, stirrup
2Frankishstigareipstirrup

Words derived from “estreu”

  • étrier
  • étrivière
  • estrief
  • estrieu
  • estrier
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