chauce

Old French

Alternative forms

chalce, calches
chauche, cauche, cauce

Etymology

From early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

(archaic) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃaltsə/, (northern) /ˈkaltʃə/
(classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃau̯tsə/, (northern) /ˈkau̯tʃə/

Noun

chauce f (oblique plural chauces, nominative singular chauce, nominative plural chauces)

stocking, hose (garment worn on the foot and leg)

Derived terms

chaucier m, chauciere f

Descendants

Middle French: chausse
- French: chausse
  - → English: chausse
Norman: cauche
Walloon: tchåsse
→ Middle Dutch: couse
- Dutch: kous (see there for further descendants)

References

chauce on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “calceus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 70

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