Where does “béguine” come from?

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

béguine (French): Beguine; bigot; female equivalent of béguin

Definitions

  1. Beguine; bigot; female equivalent of béguin

Ancestry of “béguine”, step by step

béguine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French béguin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbéguinBeghard, Beguin; A type of headwear once popular...
2Old Frenchbeguin—
3Medieval Latinbeguina—

via Old French béguine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbéguine—

Words derived from “béguine”

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