Lineage · French

marchand

3
forms
0
borrowings across families
2
accepted edges
0
contested edges

Each band is a language family. Inheritance and cognacy never leave their band — the validator rejects any edge that tries — so every line crossing a band boundary is a borrowing. Solid lines are accepted, where the reference works agree; dashed lines are contested and left unresolved.

INDO-EUROPEANborrowedinheritedmarchantOld French · merchantmarchandFrenchmerchantEnglish

Every edge, with its source

  1. marchantOld French— borrowed →merchantEnglish accepted
    oed0.90
  2. marchantOld French— inherited →marchandFrench accepted
    tlfi0.85