Where does “pardie” come from?
pardie (English) comes from Middle English parde, from Old French pardeu, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
pardie (English): By God!
Ancestry of “pardie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | parde | By God!; Obviously, with no doubt; Alternative... |
| 2 | Old French | pardeu | by God |
| 3 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 4 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |