Where does “fond” come from?

fond (Swedish) comes from French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fond (Swedish): fund; backdrop; a theatrical scenery; broth

Definitions

  1. fund; backdrop; a theatrical scenery; broth

Ancestry of “fond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfondback; bottom; fund; funding
2Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fond”

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