Where does “curst” come from?
Curst is the past tense and past participle of curse, from Middle English cursen, meaning to invoke evil upon someone.
curst (English): Archaic spelling of cursed; Archaic spelling of...
Definitions
- Archaic spelling of cursed; Archaic spelling of...
Ancestry of “curst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cursed | Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cursed | — |
| 3 | Middle English | cursen | — |
| 4 | Old English | corsian | — |
Words derived from “curst”