French word prud'homme comes from Old French prude, Old French hom, and later Old French preudomme ((by extension) hero (of a story). Noble, valiant man.)

Detailed word origin of prud'homme

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
prude	Old French (fro)
hom	Old French (fro)
preudomme	Old French (fro)	(by extension) hero (of a story). Noble, valiant man.
preudomme	Middle French (frm)	Noble, valiant man.
prud'homme	French (fra)

Words with the same origin as prud'homme