Where does “abash” come from?
abash (English) comes from Middle English abaisen, from Anglo-Norman abaïss, from Middle French abair, from Old French esbaïr, from Medieval Latin *exbadō, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
abash (English): To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the...
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- To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the...
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