Where does “revenge” come from?

Revenge comes from Middle French revenge, derived from Middle French revenger, which comes from Old French revengier, meaning to avenge or take vengeance.

revenge (English): Any form of personal retaliatory action against...

Definitions

  1. Any form of personal retaliatory action against...

Ancestry of “revenge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrevenge—
2Old Frenchrevengier—

Words derived from “revenge”

Every word from Old French revengier →Every word from Middle French revenge →