jambeau

The story

1. Old French · derived fromjambiere
2. Old French · derived fromjambe“leg”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived from[Term?]
4. Middle English · inherited fromiambeau
5. English todayjambeau

From Middle English iambeau(s) (compare jamber), from an Anglo-Norman [Term?] derivative of Old French jambe (“leg”): compare Old French jambiere. See jamb (noun). Compare lamboy(s).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 14th–16th c. A piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave.