Where does “angry” come from?
Angry comes from Middle English angry, formed with the suffix -y from Middle English angre, which derives from Old French angre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- meaning to constrict or cause pain.
angry (English): Displaying or feeling anger; Inflamed and...
Definitions
- Displaying or feeling anger; Inflamed and...
Ancestry of “angry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | angry | Angry; displaying angriness; Easily annoyed or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |