Etymology of the French word compagnon

Date

The earliest known usage of compagnon in French dates from the 11th century.

Derivations in French

compagnonnage, compagnonne, compagnonnique

Derivations in other languages

Romanian companion

Cognates

Dutch compagnon, English companion, German Kompagnon, German Kumpan, Italian compagno, Lithuanian kompanionas, Norwegian kompanjong, Norwegian kompan, Provençal companh, Russian компaньoн, Spanish compaño, Swedish kompanjon, Swedish kumpan