Where does “-aud” come from?

-aud (Middle French) comes from Old French -alt, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Ancestry of “-aud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-alt—
2Frankish-wald—
3Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
4Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
5Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “-aud”

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