English
Huguenot
Huguenot comes from Middle French eiguenot, from German Eidgenosse ‘confederate’, and ultimately from Middle High German eitgenōz.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350eitgenōz
- Germanc. 1650–presentEidgenosse‘confederate’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600eiguenot
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthuguenot
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Huguenot
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350eitgenōz
- Germanc. 1650–presentEidgenosse‘confederate’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600eiguenot
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthuguenot
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Huguenot
Earliest quotation: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd: “The village was once well known for its paper-milling,…”
Every English word from Middle High German eitgenōz
Today it means
noun A member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German eitgenōz / Huguenot