Where does “Französischlehrerin” come from?
Französischlehrerin (German) comes from German Französischlehrer, from German Französisch, from Middle High German franzoisisch, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
Ancestry of “Französischlehrerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Französischlehrer | French teacher |
| 2 | German | Französisch | French; fellatio, blow job |
| 3 | Middle High German | franzoisisch | — |
| 4 | Old French | françois | French; the French language |
| 5 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |