Where does “avoider” come from?

avoider (Old French) comes from Old French esvuidier, from Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider — to void; to avoid.

avoider (Old French): to void; to avoid

Definitions

  1. to void; to avoid

Ancestry of “avoider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesvuidierto empty out
2Middle Englishavoiden—
3Anglo-Normanavoiderto void; to avoid
Every word from Anglo-Norman avoider →Every word from Old French esvuidier →Every word from Middle English avoiden →