Where does “garrottering” come from?
garrottering (Swedish) comes from Swedish garrottera, from French garrotter, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
garrottering (Swedish): garrotting execution by means of an iron collar
Definitions
- garrotting execution by means of an iron collar
Ancestry of “garrottering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | garrottera | garrotte execute by means of an iron collar |
| 2 | French | garrotter | to bind, fasten strongly |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |