Where does “esquiera” come from?
esquiera (Old Occitan) comes from Old French eschiere, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
Ancestry of “esquiera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | eschiere | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skarō | a portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “esquiera”