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Where does “Jèrriais” come from?

Jèrriais (Norman) comes from Norman Jèrri, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Jèrriais (Norman): of, from, or relating to Jersey; Jerseyman,...

Definitions

  1. of, from, or relating to Jersey; Jerseyman,...

Ancestry of “Jèrriais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanJèrriJersey
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Jèrriais”

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