1. Etymology of the French word germain
the Old French word
germainderived from the Latin word
germanus (frater germanus; own brother; full brother; own, full)
derived from the Latin word
germen (bud, germ; sprout, bud; shoot)
derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Derivations in other languages
English
germanCognates
Catalan
germá, Italian
germanoUsage
Word found in Old French
2. Etymology of the French word germain
derived from the French word
germainDerivations in French
germaniserUsage
Word found in Old French
