Where does “venger” come from?
venger (English) comes from English avenger, from English avenge, from Middle English avengen, from Old French avengier, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — shoe.
venger (English): Obsolete form of avenger
Definitions
- Obsolete form of avenger
Ancestry of “venger”, step by step
venger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English avenger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | avenger | One who avenges or vindicates; One who takes... |
| 2 | English | avenge | To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer |
| 3 | Middle English | avengen | — |
| 4 | Old French | avengier | to avenge |
| 5 | Old French | vengier | to avenge, to take revenge |
| 6 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 7 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |