Where does “grudgeful” come from?

grudgeful (English) comes from English grudge, from Middle English grucchen, from Old French grouchier — to grumble.

grudgeful (English): Full of grudge

Definitions

  1. Full of grudge

Ancestry of “grudgeful”, step by step

grudgeful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English grudge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrudgeDeep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill...
2Middle Englishgrucchento murmur, complain, feel envy, begrudge
3Old Frenchgrouchierto grumble

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—

Words derived from “grudgeful”

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