chamberlein
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Medieval Latin camerlingus, from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”).
Noun edit
chamberlein oblique singular, m (oblique plural chamberleinz, nominative singular chamberleinz, nominative plural chamberlein)
- chamberlain (officer in charge of managing a household)
Descendants edit
- Middle French: chambellan, chambellain, chamberlenc
- French: chambellan (see there for further descendants)
- → Middle English: chamberlayn, chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, chamberleyn, chamberlain
- English: chamberlain
- → Middle Armenian: ջամբռլայ (ǰambṙlay)