Where does “covardia” come from?

covardia (Catalan) comes from Catalan covard, from Old French coart, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

covardia (Catalan): cowardice the lack of courage

Definitions

  1. cowardice the lack of courage

Ancestry of “covardia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancovardcowardly
2Old Frenchcoarta coward; cowardly
3Old French-ardpejorative agent noun
4Frankish-hardhardy, bold
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →