Where does “garçonniéthe” come from?
garçonniéthe (Norman) comes from Norman garçon, from French garçon, from Old French garçon, from Old French gars, from Medieval Latin garcio, from Latin warciō, from Frankish wrakkjō, from Proto-Germanic wrakjô — to work, act.
garçonniéthe (Norman): tomboy
Definitions
- tomboy
Ancestry of “garçonniéthe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | garçon | boy |
| 2 | French | garçon | boy; young man; man; Generic name of a male... |
| 3 | Old French | garçon | manservant |
| 4 | Old French | gars | nominative singular of garçon; nominative... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | garcio | mercenary, servant, boy; mercenary, assassin;... |
| 6 | Latin | warciō | — |
| 7 | Frankish | wrakkjō | servant, boy; mercenary, servant; mercenary;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wrakjô | an exile, one who is persecuted or displaced,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |