Where does “fendre” come from?
fendre (French) comes from Italian fendere, from Spanish hender, from Old Spanish fender, from Latin findō, from Proto-Italic findō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fendre (French): to split, to chop , to crack; to shoulder; to...
Definitions
- to split, to chop , to crack; to shoulder; to...
Ancestry of “fendre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fendere | to cut through, pass through; to split, cleave,... |
| 2 | Spanish | hender | To split, to cleave apart; To crack into pieces;... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | fender | — |
| 4 | Latin | findō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | findō | split, cleave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
Words derived from “fendre”