Where does “jeans” come from?

jeans (French) comes from French jean, from English jean, from Middle English Gene, from Old French Jannes — Genoway.

jeans (French): plural of jean

Definitions

  1. plural of jean

Ancestry of “jeans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjeana pair of jeans
2EnglishjeanDenim
3Middle EnglishGeneGenoa; Genoa; Genovese
4Old FrenchJannesGenoway
Every word from Old French Jannes →Every word from Middle English Gene →Every word from English jean →