English
Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame comes from Old French nostre dame.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400nostre dame
- Frenchc. 1600–presentNotre-Dame
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400nostre dame
- Frenchc. 1600–presentNotre-Dame
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
Earliest quotation: 2019, Sophie Gilbert, Notre-Dame Isn’t Lost: “But Notre-Dame also occupies a space beyond architecture or…”
Every English word from Old French nostre dame
Today it means
name —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French nostre dame / Notre-Dame