Where does “Indish” come from?
Indish (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.
Indish (English): Belonging to, or relating to India, its people,...
Definitions
- Belonging to, or relating to India, its people,...
Ancestry of “Indish”, step by step
Indish traces back through 3 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 |
via English indian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indian | Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies |
| 2 | Middle English | Indien | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | indien | Indian |
via Middle English indish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | indish | — |