Etymograph

English

Senescall

Senescall comes from Old French seneschal, from Medieval Latin siniscalcus ‘seneschal, steward, mayordomo’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *siniskalkaz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*siniskalkazreconstructed
  2. Frankishc. 250–700*siniskalkreconstructed
  3. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500siniscalcus‘seneschal, steward, mayordomo’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400seneschal
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘steward in charge of a noble's estate’
  6. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500senescallvariant of seneschal
  7. EnglishtodaySenescall

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*siniskalkazreconstructed
  2. Frankishc. 250–700*siniskalkreconstructed
  3. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500siniscalcus‘seneschal, steward, mayordomo’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400seneschal
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘steward in charge of a noble's estate’
  6. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500senescallvariant of seneschal
  7. EnglishtodaySenescall

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *siniskalkaz

Today it means

name A surname originating as an occupation.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *siniskalkaz / Senescall

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