Where does “chastening” come from?

Chastening comes from Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier, from Latin castigo meaning to correct or punish, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning to drive or lead.

chastening (English): present participle of chasten; The act by which...

Definitions

  1. present participle of chasten; The act by which...

Ancestry of “chastening”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchastenTo make chaste
2Middle Englishchastien—
3Old Frenchchastierto punish
4Latincastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove

Words derived from “chastening”

Every word from Latin castīgō →Every word from Old French chastier →Every word from Middle English chastien →
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