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Where does “gaud” come from?

gaud (English) comes from Middle English gaude.

gaud (English): a cheap showy trinket; trick; jest; sport;...

Definitions

  1. a cheap showy trinket; trick; jest; sport;...

Ancestry of “gaud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgaude—

Words derived from “gaud”

  • gaudy
  • gaudily
  • gaudiness
  • ungaudy
  • begaud
  • gaudful
Every word from Middle English gaude →