Where does “-aud” come from?

-aud (French) comes from Middle French -aud, from Old French -alt, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

-aud (French): A suffix appended to forenames, especially those...

Definitions

  1. A suffix appended to forenames, especially those...

Ancestry of “-aud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle French-aud—
2Old French-alt—
3Frankish-wald—
4Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
5Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
6Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “-aud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Frankish -wald →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaną →