échanson

French

noun
Definitions
  • cupbearer officer who is responsible for serving drinks to a king or noble
  • (by extension) drink server someone whose job is to serve drinks

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French échanson inherited from Old French eschanson (officer in charge of serving drinks to the table of a king a prince, cupbearer) derived from Frankish *skankjō (cupbearer) derived from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną (pour, serve drinks, tilt, serve pour drinks, pour in) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (limp, be crooked, slant, walk lamely).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)keng-

Gloss

limp, be crooked, slant, walk lamely

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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