Where does “Zimblish” come from?
Zimblish (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.
Zimblish (English): A language combining English with Zimbabwean languages, such as Shona, Zulu, Ndebele and Xhosa
Definitions
- A language combining English with Zimbabwean languages, such as Shona, Zulu, Ndebele and Xhosa
Ancestry of “Zimblish”, step by step
Zimblish 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 |
via English Zimbabwean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Zimbabwean | A person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent;... |
| 2 | English | Zimbabwe | Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia |
| 3 | Shona | dzimba-dze-mabwe | house of stones |