Masculine

rideau

Meaning

Concepts

(masculine) curtain (woven fabric to cover, e.g., windows)
(masculine) blind (cover for windows)
(figuratively, masculine) curtain, veil (something keeping another in secret)

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁi.do/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with Piedmontese

In summary

Inherited from Middle French rideau, from Old French ridel (“a curtain", originally, "a plaited stuff”), perhaps from Old High German ridil (“a headband; ribbon”), from Proto-Germanic *wriþilaz, from *wrīþaną (“to twist; wind; wrap”). Alternatively, Old French ridel may derive from rider (“to wrinkle”), from Old High German rīdan (“to wrap; twist; wind; wrinkle”), from the same Proto-Germanic verb above. Cognate with Piedmontese ridò.