Where does “-art” come from?

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

-art (Old French): used to form nouns or adjectives, often with...

Definitions

  1. used to form nouns or adjectives, often with...

Ancestry of “-art”, 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 “-art

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz
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