Where does “-ard” come from?

-ard (Old French) comes from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

-ard (Old French): pejorative agent noun

Definitions

  1. pejorative agent noun

Ancestry of “-ard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish-hardhardy, bold
2Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “-ard”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →