-aard

(Engels)

Suffix used with adjectives to indicate a person with a certain quality.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/aːrt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: -aert

Overgenomen van Old Dutch: *ard

In summary

From Middle Dutch -aert, from Old Dutch *ard, from Frankish *ardi, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz (“characteristic, quality, nature”). Compare Old French -art. Alternatively from Frankish *-hard (“hardy, bold”), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”).

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