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Where does “altfranzösisch” come from?

altfranzösisch (German) comes 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, from Latin quelō — to turn.

altfranzösisch (German): Old French

Definitions

  1. Old French

Ancestry of “altfranzösisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanfranzösischFrench; Oral sex
2Middle High Germanfranzoisisch—
3Old FrenchfrançoisFrench; the French language
4Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →