Etymograph

English

putrid

Putrid may come from Old French putride.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400putride1uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1599putrid1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English putrid
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix pseudonyms;, The Scourge of Villanie. […]: “Quake guzzell dogs, that live on putrid slime.”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400putrideWiktionary, English putriduncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1599putridWiktionary, English putrid. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix pseudonyms;, The Scourge of Villanie. […]: “Quake guzzell dogs, that live on putrid slime.”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *puH- ‘rotten, foul’

file, foul, filth, pus, 13 more

Today it means

adj Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “putrid”. 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 / Old French putride / putrid

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