Etymograph

English

fauchon

Fauchon comes from French fauchon ‘falchion’, from Latin falx ‘sickle, scythe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- ‘to sting’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰelg-‘to sting’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfalx‘sickle, scythe’
  3. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*falciōnemreconstructed
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400fauchon‘falchion’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘falchion’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰelg-‘to sting’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfalx‘sickle, scythe’
  3. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*falciōnemreconstructed
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400fauchon‘falchion’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘falchion’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin falx ‘sickle, scythe’

falciparum, 8 more

through Old French fauchon ‘falchion’

falchion

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg- / fauchon

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