Where does “grouchy” come from?

Grouchy derives from English grouch, from English grutch, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

grouchy (English): Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to...

Definitions

  1. Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to...

Ancestry of “grouchy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrouchA complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor; One...
2EnglishgrutchTo murmur, complain; To grudge; A complaint
3Middle Englishgrucchento murmur, complain, feel envy, begrudge
4Old Frenchgrouchierto grumble

Words derived from “grouchy”

Every word from Old French grouchier →Every word from Middle English grucchen →Every word from English grutch →