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Where does “vexingness” come from?

vexingness (English) comes from English vexing, from Middle English vexynge, from Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

vexingness (English): Quality of being vexing

Definitions

  1. Quality of being vexing

Ancestry of “vexingness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvexingpresent participle of vex; vexation
2Middle Englishvexynge—
3Middle Englishvexen—
4Old Frenchvexerto harm; to hurt, especially by torture
5LatinvexoI shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷegs-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing
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