Where does “surrendre” come from?

surrendre (Old French) comes from Old French rendre, 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.

surrendre (Old French): to give up; to hand over

Definitions

  1. to give up; to hand over

Ancestry of “surrendre”, step by step

surrendre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French rendre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrendreto give back; to return
2Latinrendō—
3Latinreddōto give back, return, restore
4Latindōto give
5Proto-Italicdidōgive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Old French sur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsursour, biter
2Frankishsūracidic, sour; sour, acidic
3Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “surrendre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →