Where does “savatte” come from?

savatte (West Flemish) comes from French savate, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

savatte (West Flemish): slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper

Ancestry of “savatte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsavatesavate; old slipper
2Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
3Old Frenchchavateshoe
Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →Every word from French savate →