Where does “losange” come from?
losange (English) comes from English lozenge, from Old French losenge, from Frankish *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō.
losange (English): Obsolete form of lozenge
Ancestry of “losange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | lozenge | A quadrilateral with sides of equal length ,... |
| 2 | Old French | losenge | flattery; especially in order to trick or... |
| 3 | Frankish | *lausungu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *lausungō | — |