Fauteuil etymology

French

French word fauteuil comes from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz (Chair. Stool. Throne.), Proto-Germanic *faldiz

Etymology of fauteuil

Detailed word origin of fauteuil

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*stōlaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Chair. Stool. Throne.
*faldiz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*faldistōlaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) A folding-stool, folding-chair.
*faldistōl Frankish (frk) A folding-stool, folding-chair.
faldistolium Latin (lat) (Medieval Latin) folding-chair.
faldestoel Old French (fro)
fauteuil French (fr) Armchair.