Where does “morfondre” come from?
morfondre (Middle French) comes from Middle French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
morfondre (Middle French): to chill; to cool; to fatigue; to tire
Definitions
- to chill; to cool; to fatigue; to tire
Ancestry of “morfondre”, step by step
morfondre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French fondre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | fondre | to melt |
| 2 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 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 |