Where does “she-ogre” come from?

she-ogre (English) comes from English ogre, from French ogre, from Latin orcus, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

she-ogre (English): A female ogre

Definitions

  1. A female ogre

Ancestry of “she-ogre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishogreA type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats...
2Frenchogreogre
3Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
4Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →Every word from Latin orcus →