Etymology of the French word casser
the Old French word
casserderived from the Vulgar Latin word
quassare (shake repeatedly; wave, flourish)
derived from the Latin word
quatere (shake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwet-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwēt-Date
The earliest known usage of casser in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
cassage,
casseaux,
cassement,
casson,
cassant,
cassé,
fricasser,
cassable,
cassation,
casseau,
casseur,
cassure,
casse-dalleDerivations in other languages
Dutch
kasseren, Romanian
casaCognates
Catalan
cassar, Dutch
casseren, English
quash, French
caser, French
catir, French
écacher, German
Kassiber, Italian
quatto, Italian
cassare, Italian
casare, Norwegian
kassere, Provençal
quait, Spanish
cacho, Spanish
casar, Swedish
kasseraUsage
Word found in Old French
