Where does “jeans” come from?

jeans (Dutch) comes from English jeans, from English jean, from Middle English Gene, from Old French Jannes — Genoway.

jeans (Dutch): A pair of jeans; Any denim garment; The cotton...

Definitions

  1. A pair of jeans; Any denim garment; The cotton...

Ancestry of “jeans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjeansA pair of trousers made from denim cotton; plural...
2EnglishjeanDenim
3Middle EnglishGeneGenoa; Genoa; Genovese
4Old FrenchJannesGenoway
Every word from Old French Jannes →