Etymology of the French word nèfle

Date

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

Derivations in French

néflier

Derivations in other languages

Romanian neflă

Cognates

Catalan espasa, Catalan llana, Catalan romans, Dutch kooi, Dutch mispel, Dutch roman, Dutch spade, English cage, English introduce, English medlar, English pot, English spade, English introduction, English introducción, English introducir, French pot, French cage, French enchanteur, French laine, French motte, French épée, French éteindre, French roman, French proue, French rache, French ruiner, French spadelle, German Käfig, German Koje, German Mispel, German Roman, German Spaten, Icelandic mispill, Italian spada, Italian motta, Italian prua, Italian estinguere, Italian gabbia, Italian lana, Italian nespola, Italian incantatore, Latin lana, Lithuanian puodas, Lithuanian romanas, Norwegian koy, Norwegian roman, Polish szpada, Portuguese lâ, Provençal nesple, Russian poмaн, Spanish introducción, Swedish koj, Swedish mespel, Swedish roman