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Where does “frauder” come from?

frauder (French) comes from German defraudieren, from Italian frodare, from Latin fraudo, from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

frauder (French): To commit fraud

Definitions

  1. To commit fraud

Ancestry of “frauder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandefraudieren—
2Italianfrodareto defraud, to swindle, to cheat, to deceive
3LatinfraudoI cheat, defraud, swindle; I embezzle
4LatinfrausA cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “frauder”

  • fraudeur
  • frauda
  • fraudeur
  • frauda
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