Where does “amadouer” come from?

amadouer (Middle French) comes from Old Norse mata, from Proto-Germanic matōną, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

amadouer (Middle French): to coax; to sweet-talk

Definitions

  1. to coax; to sweet-talk

Ancestry of “amadouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsemataTo feed; nourish
2Proto-Germanicmatōnąto feed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “amadouer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic matōną →Every word from Old Norse mata →
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