Where does “peevery” come from?

peevery (English) comes from English peeve, from English peevish, from Middle English pevische.

Ancestry of “peevery”, step by step

peevery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peeve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeeveAn annoyance or grievance; To annoy; vex
2EnglishpeevishCharacterized by or exhibiting petty bad temper,...
3Middle Englishpevische—

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Middle English pevische →Every word from English peevish →Every word from English peeve →