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 beguinaEvery word from Old French beguin