Fond
/fɒnd/noun
Having a strong liking or affection for someone or something.
Did you know?In older English, fond could mean foolish or stupid, showing how words for affection and judgment often got tangled in moral and emotional suspicion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*fandaz
“foolish, stupid”
Old English
OE
fand
“foolish, silly”
Middle English
ME
fond
“foolish, insane; later, affectionate”
16th Century
English
fond
“affectionate, loving”
Modern English
English
fond
“having affection or liking for”