Where does “promenader” come from?
promenader (English) comes from English promenade, from French promenade, from French promener, from Middle French pourmener, from Old French pormener, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promenader (English): Agent noun of promenade; one who promenades; An...
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- Agent noun of promenade; one who promenades; An...
Ancestry of “promenader”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | promenade | A prom; A walk taken for pleasure, display, or... |
| 2 | French | promenade | walk; stroll |
| 3 | French | promener | to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll |
| 4 | Middle French | pourmener | to walk |
| 5 | Old French | pormener | to walk |
| 6 | Old French | por | for |
| 7 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō | for |
| 9 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 10 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |