This came up in a game where a *fire poker rack was labeled as ‘tisonniers,’ or ‘pokers.’ Doing a Google search on the French words for ‘to poke’ came up with quite a list, most of which had various meanings, but included ‘tisonner,’ ‘to poke.’ So what is the etymology behind ‘tisonner.’
*Is there a word for this in English? The rack/stand that holds the poker and shovel for the fireplace?