Etymograph

English

Fundy

Fundy comes from French fendu ‘split’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeyd-‘to split’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*findō‘to split, cleave’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfindere
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400fendre‘to split’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to split’
  6. French, derivedc. 1600–presentfendu‘split’
  7. EnglishtodayFundy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeyd-‘to split’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*findō‘to split, cleave’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfindere
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400fendre‘to split’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to split’
  6. French, derivedc. 1600–presentfendu‘split’
  7. EnglishtodayFundy

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‘to split’

bet, boat, bite, bitter, fiber, bait, fibre, fissile, abet, 25 more

through Proto-Italic *findō ‘to split, cleave’

fission, fissure, feta, fettuccine, 13 more

Today it means

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- / Fundy

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