Etymograph

English

manche

Manche comes from French manche.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentmanche1
  2. Englishtodaymanche1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English manche

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentmancheWiktionary, English manche
  2. EnglishtodaymancheWiktionary, English manche

Every English word from French manche

Today it means

noun The neck of a violin.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “manche”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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