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

Here is a List of English words of French origin, their meaning in French and their origin in the French language.

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