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Where does “jangler” come from?

jangler (Old French) comes from Frankish jangelon — to jeer.

jangler (Old French): to entertain; to tell stories and fables

Definitions

  1. to entertain; to tell stories and fables

Ancestry of “jangler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishjangelonto jeer

Words derived from “jangler”

  • jangle
  • jangly
  • jangler
  • ajangle
  • jangleth
  • janglesome
  • janglest
  • janglen
Every word from Frankish jangelon →