Where does “lanchier” come from?

lanchier (Old French) comes from Old French lancier, from French lance, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Ancestry of “lanchier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlancier
2Frenchlancea spear, lance; a soldier armed with a lance; a...
3Old Frenchlancelance weapon
4Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lanchier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-