Etymology of the French word compromettre

Date

The earliest known usage of compromettre in French dates from the 13th century.

Derivations in French

compromettant, compromis

Cognates

Dutch compromis, Dutch compromitteren, English compromise, French compromis, German Kompromiß, German kompromittieren, German Kompromiss, Italian compromesso, Italian compromettere, Latin compromissum, Lithuanian kompromisas, Norwegian kompromiss, Norwegian kompromittere, Provençal compromis, Spanish compromiso, Spanish comprometer, Swedish kompromiss, Swedish kompromettera