Etymograph

English

Escaut

Escaut comes from French Escaut, and goes back to Latin Scaldis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEScaldis
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentEscaut
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEScaldis
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentEscaut
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Latin Scaldis

Today it means

name The river Scheldt, which springs modestly in Northern France but becomes navigable for seaships in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Scaldis / Escaut

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