Where does “adieu” come from?

adieu (Dutch) comes from French adieu, from Old French a Dieu vos comant.

adieu (Dutch): farewell, adieu

Definitions

  1. farewell, adieu

Ancestry of “adieu”, step by step

adieu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French adieu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchadieufarewell, adieu; goodbye, see you soon; hello
2Old Frencha Dieu vos comant—

via Middle Dutch adiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchadiu—

Words derived from “adieu”

Every word from Old French a Dieu vos comant →Every word from French adieu →