English
osseter
Osseter comes from Russian осётр ‘sturgeon’, and goes back to Proto-Balto-Slavic *eśetras.
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*eśetras‘sturgeon’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*esetrъ‘sturgeon’reconstructed
- Russianmodernосётрosjótr‘sturgeon’
- Englishtodayosseter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*eśetras‘sturgeon’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*esetrъ‘sturgeon’reconstructed
- Russianmodernосётрosjótr‘sturgeon’
- Englishtodayosseter
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
hear, edge, egg, acid, ear, hammer, axe, eager, acute, acne, oxide, vinegar, mediocre, mediocrity, paragon, acupuncture, acacia, acumen, acme, acuity, hark, acetate, exacerbate, acyl, acrid, acrimony, rosacea, exacerbation, acerbic, roselle, 71 more
Today it means
noun Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, the Russian sturgeon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Balto-Slavic *eśetras / osseter