Where does “Jeans” come from?
Jeans (Luxembourgish) comes from German Jeans, from English Jeans, from English jean fustian, from Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
Jeans (Luxembourgish): pair of jeans; denim
Ancestry of “Jeans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Jeans | A pair of jeans, denim trousers |
| 2 | English | Jeans | plural of Jean |
| 3 | English | jean fustian | — |
| 4 | Middle English | fustian | strong cotton fabric |
| 5 | Old French | fustaine | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 7 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |