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Where does “Französisch” come from?

Französisch (German) comes from Middle High German franzoisisch, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

Französisch (German): French; fellatio, blow job

Definitions

  1. French; fellatio, blow job

Ancestry of “Französisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfranzoisisch—
2Old FrenchfrançoisFrench; the French language
3Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Französisch”

  • Mittelfranzösisch
  • Altfranzösisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →