Where does “laggard” come from?
Laggard comes from Middle English -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-.
laggard (English): Lagging behind; taking more time than the others...
Definitions
- Lagging behind; taking more time than the others...
Ancestry of “laggard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ard | Someone who is in a specified condition |
| 2 | Middle English | -ard | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 4 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |
Words derived from “laggard”