Where does “curmudgeon” come from?

Curmudgeon is an English word of unknown origin, with no established etymology tracing it to earlier languages.

curmudgeon (English): A miser; An ill-tempered person full of stubborn...

Definitions

  1. A miser; An ill-tempered person full of stubborn...

Ancestry of “curmudgeon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcornmudgin

Words derived from “curmudgeon

Every word from English cornmudgin