Where does “foudre” come from?
foudre (Norman) comes from Old French foudre, from Latin fulgur, from Proto-Italic folgos — brightness.
foudre (Norman): thunderbolt
Ancestry of “foudre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | foudre | lightning |
| 2 | Latin | fulgur | lightning, a flash of lightning; thunderbolt |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | folgos | brightness |