Etymology

asquat

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Today it means: Squatting. Full definition →

English squat ← Middle English squatten ← Old French esquatir
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The story

  1. Englisha-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Old Frenches-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latinco-
  12. Latinagō
  13. Latincōgō
  14. Latincoāctus
  15. Old Frenchquatir
  16. Old Frenchesquatir
  17. Middle Englishsquatten
  18. Englishsquat
  19. English todayasquat

From a- + squat.

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