Etymograph

English

ribauldequin

Ribauldequin comes from Dutch ribaudekijn.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentribaudekijn
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentribaudequin
  3. Englishtodayribauldequin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentribaudekijn
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentribaudequin
  3. Englishtodayribauldequin

Every English word from Dutch ribaudekijn

Today it means

noun An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. After the 14th century it was furnished with small cannon.

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Etymograph / Dutch ribaudekijn / ribauldequin

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