English
Grand Est
Grand Est comes from French Grand Est.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGrand Estliterally ‘Great East’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGrand Estliterally ‘Great East’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from French Grand Est (literally “Great East”).
Every English word from French Grand Est
Today it means
name An administrative region in northeastern France, created in 2016 by the fusion of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Grand Est / Grand Est