Etymograph

English

andouille

Andouille comes from French andouille ‘andouille, a type of sausage’, from Latin indūcō ‘to lead in, to bring in’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-1‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti1‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō1‘to lead’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō1‘lead’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEindūcō2‘to lead in, to bring in’
  6. Early Medieval Latinmoderninductilis3
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400andoille3
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentandouille2‘andouille, a type of sausage’
  9. Englishtodayandouille2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin induco
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English andouille
  3. 3 Wiktionary, French andouille

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-Wiktionary, Latin induco‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwktiWiktionary, Latin induco‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukōWiktionary, Latin induco‘to lead’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcōWiktionary, Latin induco‘lead’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEindūcōWiktionary, English andouille‘to lead in, to bring in’
  6. Early Medieval LatinmoderninductilisWiktionary, French andouille
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400andoilleWiktionary, French andouille
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentandouilleWiktionary, English andouille‘andouille, a type of sausage’
  9. EnglishtodayandouilleWiktionary, English andouille

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’

team, touch, tie, introduce, toy, duchess, tow, tying, tuck, tighten, tug, herzog, tether, taut, untie, tew, teem, induct, 92 more

through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’

unproductive, productively, abductor, preproduction, 91 more

through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’

producer, productive, productivity, reproduction, conductor, reproduce, deduction, seduction, deduct, byproduct, conduction, subduction, reductive, abduct, transduction, overproduction, adductor, ductile, adduct, dukedom, 95 more

through Latin dūcō ‘lead’

education, production, product, produce, reduce, introduction, duke, reduction, conduct, educate, duct, educator, dolphin, conn, induce, seduce, conducive, subdue, douche, duchy, duc, doge, redux, transducer, duce, cond, ducal, dux, redoubt, 115 more

through Latin indūcō ‘to lead in, to bring in’

induction, inductive, inductor, 2 more

Today it means

noun A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “andouille”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin induco, French andouille. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / andouille

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