Where does “fingliska” come from?
fingliska (Finnish) comes from English Finglish, 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 — pole, stalk.
fingliska (Finnish): Finglish form of Finnish spoken in North America
Definitions
- Finglish form of Finnish spoken in North America
Ancestry of “fingliska”, step by step
fingliska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Finglish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Finglish | A variant of Finnish language that is spoken by... |
| 2 | English | English | Of or pertaining to England; English-language; of... |
| 3 | French | French | — |
| 4 | English | French | The people of France; groups of French people;... |
| 5 | Middle English | French | — |
| 6 | Old English | Frenċisċ | Frankish |
| 7 | Old English | Franca | Frank, Frenchman; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | frankō | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |
via Swedish engelska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | engelska | English language; an Englishwoman, an English or... |