English
gean
Gean comes from Middle French guine.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600guine
- Englishearliest quotation 1947gean
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600guine
- Englishearliest quotation 1947gean
Earliest quotation: 1947, 1939, Ernst Jünger: “Thus in the early year the blue pearl clusters…”
Every English word from Middle French guine
Today it means
noun A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French guine / gean