köken: Uncertain. From older curueña, probably from an alteration of Latin columna (compare Old Occitan coronna, Milanese corogna), but probably influenced by cuero (as the carriages of crossbows were originally made of this material). Compare columna, which may be a doublet.
köken: From German Lafette, from French l'affût (definite form singular), from affût, although possibly affected by lave, a construction word which can mean plank foundation. Attested since 1672, in the compound lavetmakerne (gun mount fabricator), and in separate form since 1677, as plural lavetter. Cognate of Finnish lavetti.
köken: Etymology tree Italian affustoder. Latin fūstis Spanish fuste Spanish afusteder. Esperanto afusto From Italian affusto, Spanish afuste; ultimately from Latin fūstis.