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Where does “-hard” come from?

-hard (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

-hard (Frankish): hardy, bold

Definitions

  1. hardy, bold

Ancestry of “-hard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
2Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
3Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “-hard”

  • bastard
  • billiard
  • billiards
  • Hansard
  • Hillard
  • laggard
  • cockade
  • canard
  • pollard
  • dotard
  • cockaded
  • bastardization
  • brassard
  • pochard
  • bastardize
  • laggardly
  • bastardly
  • mouchard
  • brancard
  • maquisard
  • stinkard
  • paillard
  • bastardise
  • braggard
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