Where does “fawnery” come from?

fawnery (English) comes from English fawn, from Middle English fawnen, from Old English fagnian — Alternative form of fæġnian.

fawnery (English): servility

Definitions

  1. servility

Ancestry of “fawnery”, step by step

fawnery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfawnA young deer; A pale brown colour tinted with...
2Middle EnglishfawnenTo express affection; To express affection...
3Old EnglishfagnianAlternative form of fæġnian

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Old English fagnian →Every word from Middle English fawnen →Every word from English fawn →