FARDEL - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
Categories: Burden, Load, Encumbrance, Incumbrance, Onus
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "fardel" comes from Arabic فَرْدَة. It started in Spanish fardel. Then it appeared in Old French fardel. Later, people used it in Middle English fardel. After that, it was Middle English ferthendel. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Dutch: vierendeel
- German: Viertel
- Danish: fjerdedel
- Swedish: fjärdedel
🔗 Related Words
fourth – A related word in the same word family.
deal – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.