Where does “merde” come from?
merde (Old French) comes from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.
merde (Old French): shit
Ancestry of “merde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | merda | dung, excrement, shit |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | (s)merdā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smerd-h₂- | stench |
Words derived from “merde”