Where does “rekin” come from?

rekin (Polish) comes from French requin, from Old French reschin, from Old French rekigner — to make an ugly face.

rekin (Polish): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “rekin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrequinshark
2Old Frenchreschin—
3Old Frenchrekignerto make an ugly face

Words derived from “rekin”

Every word from Old French rekigner →Every word from Old French reschin →Every word from French requin →
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