It's interesting how French borrows from Old English , usually we talk a lot about borrowings in the other direction .
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French ‘nord’ and ‘sud’ look a lot like ‘north’ and ‘south’.
That’s because Old French borrowed them from Old English ‘norþ’ and ‘sūþ’ – along with ‘est’ and ‘ouest’, from ‘ēast’ and ‘west’.
My graphic tells you all about ‘north’, ‘south’ and their fascinating history.
Next time: east and west.
