Where does “अंग्रेज़ीदान” come from?
अंग्रेज़ीदान (Hindi) comes from Hindi अंग्रेज़ी, from Hindi अंग्रेज़, from Portuguese Inglês, from Old French angleis, from Old English Englisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
अंग्रेज़ीदान (Hindi): knowing English
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Ancestry of “अंग्रेज़ीदान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अंग्रेज़ी | English; British; of or pertaining to the English language |
| 2 | Hindi | अंग्रेज़ | English person; English |
| 3 | Portuguese | Inglês | Englishman |
| 4 | Old French | angleis | — |
| 5 | Old English | Englisċ | of the Angles; of the Angles; English |
| 6 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |