Etymology

langue d'oïl

Today it means: The language of medieval France, north of the Loire, in which the word oïl was used for “yes”. Full definition →

French langue d'oïl
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromlangue d'oïl
  2. English todaylangue d'oïl

Unadapted borrowing from French langue d'oïl.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.