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Old French words first recorded in the 11th century

1 Old French word whose earliest known written record dates from the 11th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

1. iaue

   1090

   It is inherited from Latin aqua (“water”). The Latin word continues Proto-Italic *akwā-, with cognates only in Germanic, Gothic 𐌰𐍈𐌰 (aƕa) and Old High German aha from Proto-Germanic *aχwō, and de…

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