Where does “agrief” come from?
agrief (English) comes from Middle English A, from Middle English I, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
agrief (English): In grief; amiss
Definitions
- In grief; amiss
Ancestry of “agrief”, step by step
agrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | A | — |
| 2 | Middle English | I | I (first-person singular subject pronoun) |
| 3 | Old English | iċ | I |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Middle English grief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | grief | — |