Where does “wraggle” come from?
wraggle (English) comes from English waggle, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
wraggle (English): To wag about with a wiggling motion
Definitions
- To wag about with a wiggling motion
Ancestry of “wraggle”, step by step
wraggle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English waggle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waggle | To move with short, quick motions; to wobble; To... |
| 2 | English | -le | A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating... |
| 3 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 4 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English haggle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haggle | To argue for a better deal, especially over... |
| 2 | Middle English | haggen | to hack, chop, cut; to chop, cut, hack; to cut... |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫggva | to hew |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |