Where does “fonsu” come from?

fonsu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch fonds, from French fonds, from Old French funz.

fonsu (Sranan Tongo): fund

Definitions

  1. fund

Ancestry of “fonsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfondsfund; stock
2Frenchfondsplural of fond; fund, funds; resources
3Old Frenchfunz—
Every word from Old French funz →Every word from French fonds →Every word from Dutch fonds →