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Where does “dislodge” come from?

Dislodge comes from Old French deslogier, meaning to remove from a lodging or position.

dislodge (English): To remove or force out from a position or...

Definitions

  1. To remove or force out from a position or...

Ancestry of “dislodge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdisloggen—
2Old Frenchdeslogier—

Words derived from “dislodge”

  • dislodgement
  • dislodgeable
  • dislodger
Every word from Old French deslogier →