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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, 14th century · traditional saying

proverbe

proverb, maxim

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French before 1400 · traditional saying

proverbe

proverb, maxim

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SOUND CHANGE

Middle English proverbe borrows Anglo-French proverbe.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The traditional maxim enters English through French.

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Proverb — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English proverbe from Anglo-French

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RELATION / 598proverb

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