Where does “fondament” come from?
fondament (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French fundement, from Old French funder, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “fondament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fundement | Alternative form of fondement |
| 2 | Old French | funder | to found; to build; to construct; to make |
| 3 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 4 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |