Where does “gadrooning” come from?
gadrooning (English) comes from English gadroon, from French godron, from Middle French goderon, from French godet, from Dutch kodde, from Middle Dutch codde, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gadrooning (English): ornamentation with gadroons
Definitions
- ornamentation with gadroons
Ancestry of “gadrooning”, step by step
gadrooning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gadroon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gadroon | Any of a series of raised decorative curves used... |
| 2 | French | godron | round plait, godroon |
| 3 | Middle French | goderon | — |
| 4 | French | godet | godet |
| 5 | Dutch | kodde | club; penis; tail, esp. of a dog, cat or pig |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | codde | testicle, club |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |