Language/English/Vocabulary/English-words-of-French-origin

Here is a List of English words of French origin.

You will find their meaning in French and their origin in the French language.

English word of French origin	Translation in French	Word of origin (meaning in French), century
Achieve	achever	achever (venir à bout, accomplir une tâche), xiii century.
Assizes	assises	assises, xiii century.
Aunt	tante	ante (tante), xii century.
Bargain	marchander	bargaignier (hésiter), xiv century.
Blanket	couverture	blanquette (couverture de drap blanc), xiii century.
Canvas	toile	normanno-picard canevas, xi century.
Carrot	carotte
Catch	attraper	former normand cachier and means « chasser », xi century.
Chair	chaise	chaiere, xiii century.
Closet	placard ou cabinet	closet (petit enclos), xiv century.
Curtain	rideau	cortine (rideau de lit), xiii century.
Custom	coutume	custume, xii century.
Foreign	étranger	forain, l’étranger, xii century.
Franchise	franchise	franchise, xiii century.
Grape	raisin	grape, grappe raisin, xiii century.
Grief	chagrin	grief (chagrin), xii century.
Joust	joute	joust (fight between between 2 men on a horse), xiii century.
Marriage	mariage	mariage (les biens des époux), xiii century.
Mustard	moutarde	moustarde (un condiment), xiii century.
Parliament	parlement	parlement (conversation), xiii century.
Pay	payer	paier (apaiser), xii century.
Proud	fier	prud (vaillant), xii century.
Purchase	acheter	prochacier (chercher à obtenir), xii century.
Rental	loyer	rental (soumis à une redevance annuelle), xii century.
Strive	s’efforcer	estriver (faire des efforts), xii century.
Summon	convoquer	semondre (inviter à faire quelque chose), xiii century.
Toast	tartine grillée	the verb toster (« griller, rôtir »), xii century.
Towel	serviette	toailler (serviette) xiii century.
Very	très	veray (vrai), xii century.

See also: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/English/Vocabulary/English-words-of-Arabic-origin

Source

https://www.les-aventures-de-la-famille-bourg.com/2014/12/30-mots-anglais-qui-proviennent-du-francais/

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