Where does “äxgüsi” come from?
äxgüsi (Alemannic German) comes from French excusez, from French excuser, from Middle French excuser, from Old French escuser, from Latin excūsō, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
äxgüsi (Alemannic German): excuse me
Definitions
- excuse me
Ancestry of “äxgüsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | excusez | second-person plural present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | excuser | to excuse; to pardon |
| 3 | Middle French | excuser | to excuse; to pardon |
| 4 | Old French | escuser | to excuse oneself; to make excuses |
| 5 | Latin | excūsō | to excuse, allege in excuse, free from a charge |
| 6 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |