Where does “Hardware” come from?
Hardware (German) comes from English hardware, from English hard, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-.
Hardware (German): hardware
Ancestry of “Hardware”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hardware | Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for... |
| 2 | English | hard | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty;... |
| 3 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 4 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 5 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |
Words derived from “Hardware”