Where does “fronder” come from?

fronder (French) comes from French fronde, from Latin funda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

fronder (French): to slingshot; to critique

Definitions

  1. to slingshot; to critique

Ancestry of “fronder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrondefoliage; frond; sling, slingshot
2Latinfundaa hand-sling; second-person singular present...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰondʰeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂ →Every word from Latin funda →