Where does “étourdi” come from?

étourdi (French) comes from French étourdir, from Vulgar Latin exturdire, from Latin turdus, from Proto-Indo-European trósdos.

étourdi (French): scatterbrain, absent-minded individual; past...

Definitions

  1. scatterbrain, absent-minded individual; past...

Ancestry of “étourdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétourdirto daze, to stun; to tire, to wear out
2Vulgar Latinexturdire—
3Latinturdusthrush, fieldfare
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrósdos—

Words derived from “étourdi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trósdos →Every word from Latin turdus →Every word from Vulgar Latin exturdire →