Question

In AD 787, the Scandinavians invaded England, followed by the Norman French in 1066. As the Anglo-Saxon language mingled with the Scandinavian language and French, many words that we still use today were born. Find out the etymology of the written words below.

cuisine ugly touché petite craze blunder

Answer 1

-Cuisine is from a French word meaning "cooking"

-Ugly is from a Swedish word meaning "horrible" -ohygglig-

-Touché from a French word meaning "touch"

-Petite from a French word meaning "small"

-Craze from a Swedish word "mania"

-Blunder from a Swedish word meaning "clumsiness")

Step-by-step explanation:

etymology is from two words etymo meaning the words, while logy/logus means study. Therefore etymology is the study of the origin of words.

Below are the etymology of the words in question.

-Cuisine is from a French word meaning "cooking"

-Ugly is from a Swedish word meaning "horrible" -ohygglig-

-Touché from a French word meaning "touch"

-Petite from a French word meaning "small"

-Craze from a Swedish word "mania"

-Blunder from a Swedish word meaning "clumsiness")

Answer 2

cuisine has roots in latin (conquere - to cook)
ugly has roots in old norse (ugga - to dread)
touche has roots in french (originally 'touchér)
petite has and always has originated from french and it did not evolve craze swedish originally krassa - to crunch
blunder - Scandinavian origin and related to blind.

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