Old French asaillir

← Old French a (prefix)

← Old French saillir (prefix)

→ English assault (mention)

→ English assail (derived)

→ English assailant (mention)

→ Middle English sayle (borrowed)

→ Middle English saylen (borrowed)

→ Middle English assailen (borrowed)

→ French assaillir (inherited)

→ Norman assailli (inherited)

→ Norman assauter (mention)