Where does “soudard” come from?
soudard (French) comes from Old French souldart, from Old French -art, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
soudard (French): battle-hardened, brutish, or roughneck soldier;...
Definitions
- battle-hardened, brutish, or roughneck soldier;...
Ancestry of “soudard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | souldart | — |
| 2 | Old French | -art | used to form nouns or adjectives, often with... |
| 3 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |