Where does “fondue” come from?
fondue (Finnish) comes from Finnish fondyy, from French fondue, from French fondre, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
fondue (Finnish): Alternative form of fondyy
Definitions
- Alternative form of fondyy
Ancestry of “fondue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fondyy | fondue |
| 2 | French | fondue | feminine singular of fondu; fondue |
| 3 | French | fondre | to melt, melt down, smelt; to melt; to melt away,... |
| 4 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 5 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 6 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 7 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |