Where does “criardement” come from?
criardement (French) comes from French criard, from French -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
criardement (French): shrilly; garishly
Definitions
- shrilly; garishly
Ancestry of “criardement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | criard | shrill (of sound); garish (of colour etc.) |
| 2 | French | -ard | Used primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives,... |
| 3 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 4 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |