Where does “Czenglish” come from?
Czenglish (English) comes from English English, from French French, from English French, from Middle English French, from Old English Frenċisċ, from Old English Franca, from Proto-West Germanic frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô — pole, stalk.
Czenglish (English): The poor English spoken or written by some Czechs
Definitions
- The poor English spoken or written by some Czechs
Ancestry of “Czenglish”, step by step
Czenglish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English English
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | English | Of or pertaining to England; English-language; of... |
| 2 | French | French | — |
| 3 | English | French | The people of France; groups of French people;... |
| 4 | Middle English | French | — |
| 5 | Old English | Frenċisċ | Frankish |
| 6 | Old English | Franca | Frank, Frenchman; a Frank |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | frankō | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |