Where does “béguin” come from?

béguin (French) comes from Old French beguin, from Medieval Latin beguina.

béguin (French): Beghard, Beguin; A type of headwear once popular...

Definitions

  1. Beghard, Beguin; A type of headwear once popular...

Ancestry of “béguin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbeguin—
2Medieval Latinbeguina—

Words derived from “béguin”

Every word from Medieval Latin beguina →Every word from Old French beguin →