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Where does “paillarder” come from?

paillarder (French) comes from French paillard, from French -ard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

paillarder (French): To fornicate

Definitions

  1. To fornicate

Ancestry of “paillarder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaillardbawdy, lewd
2French-ardUsed primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives,...
3Old French-ardpejorative agent noun
4Frankish-hardhardy, bold
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
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