Etymograph

English

goudron

Goudron comes from French goudron ‘tar’, and goes back to Arabic قَطْرَان.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentقَطْرَان‘tar’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500catarannus
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400catran
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600goutren
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentgoudron‘tar’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1887same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentقَطْرَان‘tar’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500catarannus
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400catran
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600goutren
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentgoudron‘tar’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1887same form

Earliest quotation: 1887, Institution of Civil Engineers of Irelan, Transactions: “The manner of laying down the asphalt is as…”

Every English word from Arabic قَطْرَان

Today it means

noun Tar, especially boiled tar.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic قَطْرَان / goudron

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