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Where does “Avantgarde” come from?

Avantgarde (German) comes from French avant-garde, from Old French avantgarde.

Avantgarde (German): avant-garde

Definitions

  1. avant-garde

Ancestry of “Avantgarde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavant-gardevanguard; avant-garde, firing line
2Old Frenchavantgarde—

Words derived from “Avantgarde”

  • Avantgarde-Kunst
  • Avantgardekunst
  • avantgárd
Every word from Old French avantgarde →