English
Hesse
Hesse comes from German Hesse.
- Germanc. 1650–presentHesse
- Englishearliest quotation 1759same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentHesse
- Englishearliest quotation 1759same form
Earliest quotation: 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History: “Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided…”
Every English word from German Hesse
Today it means
name A state of modern Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Hesse / Hesse