Where does “rendre” come from?

rendre (Old French) comes from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

rendre (Old French): to give back; to return

Definitions

  1. to give back; to return

Ancestry of “rendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrendō
2Latinreddōto give back, return, restore
3Latinto give
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “rendre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō
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