Where does “fonduer” come from?
fonduer (English) comes from English fondue, from French fondue, from French fondre, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
fonduer (English): One who fondues
Ancestry of “fonduer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fondue | A dish made of melted cheese, chocolate etc., or... |
| 2 | French | fondue | feminine singular of fondu; fondue |
| 3 | French | fondre | to melt, melt down, smelt; to melt; to melt away,... |
| 4 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 5 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 6 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 7 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |