Where does “parde” come from?
parde (Middle English) comes from Old French pardeu, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
parde (Middle English): By God!; Obviously, with no doubt; Alternative...
Definitions
- By God!; Obviously, with no doubt; Alternative...
Ancestry of “parde”, step by step
parde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French pardeu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | pardeu | by God |
| 2 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 3 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |