Where does “hardihood” come from?
Hardihood derives from Middle English -hod, Old French hardi and hardir, and Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-, tracing back through Proto-Germanic hardijaną and harduz to the root kert-.
hardihood (English): Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing...
Definitions
- Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing...
Ancestry of “hardihood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Hardy | — |
| 2 | Middle English | hardy | — |
| 3 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 4 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 5 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |