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Where does “avoider” come from?

avoider (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French esvuidier, from Middle English avoiden.

avoider (Anglo-Norman): to void; to avoid

Definitions

  1. to void; to avoid

Ancestry of “avoider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesvuidierto empty out
2Middle Englishavoiden—

Words derived from “avoider”

  • avoid
  • avoidable
  • avoidant
  • avoider
  • avoidably
  • avoidantly
  • avoideth
  • avoidest
  • nonavoidant
  • avoidless
  • inavoidable
  • nonavoidable
  • avoidableness
  • avoiden
Every word from Middle English avoiden →