Etymology

abandoner

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Today it means: One who abandons. Full definition →

First used Mid 16ᵗʰ century.English abandon ← Middle English abandounen ← Old French abandoner
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Latinad
  4. Old Frencha
  5. Proto-Germanic*bannaną
  6. Frankish*bann
  7. Old Frenchban
  8. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dóh₃r̥ ~ *déh₃n̥s
  10. Proto-Indo-European*déh₃nom
  11. Proto-Italic*dōnom
  12. Proto-Italic*dōnāō?
  13. Latindonāre
  14. Old Frenchdoner
  15. Old Frencha ban doner
  16. Old Frenchabandoner
  17. Middle Englishabandounen
  18. Englishabandon
  19. English todayabandoner

From abandon + -er.

First known use, by meaning

  • Mid 16ᵗʰ century. One who abandons.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.