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Where does “scrunge” come from?

scrunge (English) comes from English grunge, from English grungy, from English dingy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

scrunge (English): An inauthentic form of grunge music; A shot where...

Definitions

  1. An inauthentic form of grunge music; A shot where...

Ancestry of “scrunge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrungeDirt or filth, especially when difficult to...
2EnglishgrungyDirty; shabby; in disrepair; Of or relating to...
3Englishdingydrab; shabby; dirty; squalid; Alternative form of...
4English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
5Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
6Old English-iġ-y, -ic
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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