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Where does “lauzenja” come from?

lauzenja (Occitan) comes from Old French losenge, from Frankish *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō.

Ancestry of “lauzenja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlosengeflattery; especially in order to trick or...
2Frankish*lausungu—
3Proto-Germanic*lausungō—
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