French

Origin: , Frensch, Frensc, Frenshe, Frenk, Franche, from , from , equivalent to (compare Frankish). Cognate with , frenkisch, vrenkesch, vrenksch, , vrensch , , , fransysk, . ; , which are derived from In reference to vulgar language, from expressions such as pardon my French in the early 19th century, originally in reference to actual (but often mildly impolite) French expressions by the upper class, subsequently adopted ironically by the lower class for English curse words under the charitable conceit that the listener would not be familiar with them. In reference to vermouth, a shortened form of. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).