-art

See also: Appendix:Variations of "art"

Middle English

Suffix

-art

1. alternative form of -ard

Old French

Alternative forms

• -ard

Etymology

Frankish *-hard. More at Modern French -ard.

Suffix

-art

1. used to form nouns or adjectives, often with pejorative meanings

Derived terms

Old French terms suffixed with -art

bastart

hasart

mallart

viellart

Descendants

• Middle French: -ard
  • French: -ard
• → Middle Dutch: -aert
  • Dutch: -aard
• → Middle English: -ard, -arde, -art, -erd, -erde, -ord
  • English: -ard