English
Ernestine
Ernestine comes from French Ernestine.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentErnestine
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentErnestine
- Englishtodaysame form
Equivalent to Ernest + -ine
Proto-Indo-European *Her-
Proto-Germanic *arniz ‘efficient, capable, diligent, sure’
Proto-Germanic *ernustuz ‘seriousness’
Old High German ernust ‘vigor, strife’
English Ernest
Every English word from French Ernestine
Today it means
name A female given name from French [in turn from the Germanic languages], masculine equivalent Ernest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Ernestine / Ernestine