escuchon

Old French

Alternative forms

• escusson

Etymology

escu +‎ -on, with the interfixed sequence -ch- (later -ss-) to break up the vowel sounds.

Noun

escuchon oblique singular, m (oblique plural escuchons, nominative singular escuchons, nominative plural escuchon)

1. small shield; escutcheon

Descendants

• French: écusson
• → Middle English: scochon
  • English: escutcheon, scutcheon

References

• Etymology and history of “écusson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.