Where does “prideful” come from?
Prideful derives from Middle English -ful and Old English prūd, meaning bold or brave, combined with the Old English suffix -ful, ultimately from Proto-Germanic fullaz and Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós.
prideful (English): Full of pride; haughty, arrogant
Definitions
- Full of pride; haughty, arrogant
Ancestry of “prideful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ful | Used to form adjectives from nouns. Full of,... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ful | Appended to nouns to form adjectives denoting... |
| 3 | Old English | -ful | full of; -ful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -fullaz | -ful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |