myEtymology.com: English etymology of rescued

Etymology of the English word rescued

the English word rescued

derived from the English word rescue

derived from the English word rescowen

derived from the Old French word rescourre

using the Old French prefix re-

derived from the Old French word escourre

derived from the Latin word escutere

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Latin word quatere (shake)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kwet-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kwēt-