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