Where does “fardel” come from?
fardel (English) comes from Middle English fardel, from Old French fardel, from Spanish fardel, from Spanish fardo, from Arabic فَرْد — alone, sole, solitary; single, only, alone.
fardel (English): A fourth part: a quarter of anything; An English...
Definitions
- A fourth part: a quarter of anything; An English...
Ancestry of “fardel”, step by step
fardel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English fardel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fardel | pack, bundle |
| 2 | Old French | fardel | pack, bundle |
| 3 | Spanish | fardel | — |
| 4 | Spanish | fardo | bundle; stack; burden |
| 5 | Arabic | فَرْد | alone, sole, solitary; single, only, alone |
via Middle English ferthendel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ferthendel | fardel |
| 2 | Old English | dǣl | part, share, portion; part, distribution |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |