Etymograph

English

testiere

Testiere comes from Middle English tester, and goes back to Old French testier(e).

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400testier(e)1
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tester1
  3. Englishtodaytestiere1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English testiere

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400testier(e)Wiktionary, English testiere
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500testerWiktionary, English testiere
  3. EnglishtodaytestiereWiktionary, English testiere

Linked words

through Middle English tester

tester

Today it means

noun Complete armour for a horse's head.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “testiere”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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