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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 punish ; to restrain, moderate; To make...
2Middle Englishchastien—
3Old Frenchchastierto punish
4Latincastīgō—

Words derived from “chastening”

  • chasteningly
Every word from Latin castīgō →