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- — to travel, tour.

soudard (French): battle-hardened, brutish, or roughneck soldier;...

Definitions

  1. battle-hardened, brutish, or roughneck soldier;...

Ancestry of “soudard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsouldart—
2Old French-artused to form nouns or adjectives, often with...
3Frankish-hardhardy, bold
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →