Thanks goofy, that was ( to me anyway ) the missing link.
So I could find some other details about it. Thanks!

the Norman French word éteule
derived from the Old French word esteule
derived from the Vulgar Latin word stupula
derived from the Latin word stipula (stalk; stubble; straw)
Date
The earliest known usage of éteule in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
étieuler
Cognates
Italian stoppia, Provençal estobla
Usage
Word found in Norman French