Where does “grudgery” come from?

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

grudgery (English): Deep-seated animosity or ill-feeling about...

Definitions

  1. Deep-seated animosity or ill-feeling about...

Ancestry of “grudgery”, step by step

grudgery 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 ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Old French grouchier →Every word from Middle English grucchen →Every word from English grudge →