Where does “diehard” come from?
Diehard comes from the English phrase die hard, meaning to resist stubbornly or perish rather than surrender.
diehard (English): Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change;...
Definitions
- Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change;...
Ancestry of “diehard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | die hard | To die only after a desperate struggle for life;... |