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Where does “malinger” come from?

malinger (English) comes from French malingrer, from French malingre, from Old French heingre.

malinger (English): To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in...

Definitions

  1. To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in...

Ancestry of “malinger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmalingrer—
2Frenchmalingredelicate, fragile, puny
3Old Frenchheingre—

Words derived from “malinger”

  • malingerer
  • malingeror
Every word from Old French heingre →