Yep, the wendy-lady got it right. It's from the Norman-French, which is where the fairy-tale originated from.
Cited from The World of the Gray Squirrel, by Frederick S Barkalow, Jr and Monica Shorten, and I could get more cite-y, if you really really want me too.... ;)
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Cited from The World of the Gray Squirrel, by Frederick S Barkalow, Jr and Monica Shorten, and I could get more cite-y, if you really really want me too.... ;)