English
fondue
Fondue comes from French fondue ‘melted’, from fondre ‘to melt’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō‘to pour out’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundere‘to melt’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fondre‘to melt’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfondre‘to melt’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentfondue‘melted’
- Englishtodayfondue
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō‘to pour out’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundere‘to melt’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fondre‘to melt’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfondre‘to melt’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentfondue‘melted’
- Englishtodayfondue
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’
yet, refuse, confused, gut, fuse, diffusion, font, infusion, perfusion, effusive, profusion, effusion, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *hundō ‘to pour out’
founder, confusion, fusion, refund, funnel, confuse, diffuse, infuse, confound, 41 more
through Old French fondre ‘to melt’
through French fondre ‘to melt’
Today it means
noun A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- / fondue