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Where does “desbauchier” come from?

desbauchier (Old French) comes from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

desbauchier (Old French): to leave; to depart

Definitions

  1. to leave; to depart

Ancestry of “desbauchier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
2Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “desbauchier”

  • debauchery
  • debauch
  • debaucher
  • debauchment
  • debauchness
  • desbaucher
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