Where does “churlish” come from?
Churlish derives from Middle English churlysshe, from Old English ċeorlisċ, the adjective form of ċeorl meaning a man of low social status or peasant.
churlish (English): Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic;...
Ancestry of “churlish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | churlysshe | — |
| 2 | Old English | ċeorlisċ | churlish, rustic, common |
| 3 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |