Where does “struggle” come from?
Struggle comes from Middle English struglen, of uncertain origin and ultimate etymology.
struggle (English): A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape...
Definitions
- A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape...
Ancestry of “struggle”, step by step
struggle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English struglen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | struglen | — |
via Middle English strogelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | strogelen | — |
via Middle English stroglen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stroglen | — |