Where does “Middelfrans” come from?
Middelfrans (Dutch) comes from Dutch Frans, from Middle Dutch fransch, from Middle Dutch fransoys, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
Middelfrans (Dutch): Middle French
Definitions
- Middle French
Ancestry of “Middelfrans”, step by step
Middelfrans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Frans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Frans | French |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | fransch | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | fransoys | — |
| 4 | Old French | françois | French; the French language |
| 5 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Dutch middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | middel | means; medicine, cure; waist |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |