Where does “dégringolade” come from?
dégringolade (English) comes from French dégringolade, from French dégringoler, from Middle French desgringueler, from Middle Dutch crinkelen, from Middle Dutch kring, from Old Dutch *kring, from Proto-Germanic kringaz, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- — to twist, wind; to turn.
dégringolade (English): Alternative spelling of degringolade
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of degringolade
Ancestry of “dégringolade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dégringolade | fall, tumble; collapse |
| 2 | French | dégringoler | to tumble, to fall down; to tumble, to fall; to... |
| 3 | Middle French | desgringueler | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | crinkelen | to make curl |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | kring | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | *kring | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kringaz | ring, circle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | grenǵʰ- | to twist, wind; to turn |