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; Oral sex

Definitions

  1. French; Oral sex

Ancestry of “französisch”, step by step

französisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German franzoisisch

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
6Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Middle High German franzoisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfranzoisch—

Words derived from “französisch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷelō →