Where does “quand” come from?

quand (French) comes from Middle French quand, from Old French quant, from Latin quandō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

quand (French): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “quand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchquandwhen
2Old Frenchquantwhen
3Latinquandō"When?"
4Latindōto give
5Proto-Italicdidōgive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “quand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →
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