Where does “chagrin” come from?

chagrin (French) comes from Old French sagrin, from Turkish sağrı, from Ottoman Turkish صاغری, from Proto-Turkic sagrï — croup; rump; sacrum.

chagrin (French): sorrow, grief, chagrin; despondent, woeful;...

Definitions

  1. sorrow, grief, chagrin; despondent, woeful;...

Ancestry of “chagrin”, step by step

chagrin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French sagrin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsagrin—
2Turkishsağrırump
3Ottoman Turkishصاغریrump
4Proto-Turkicsagrïcroup; rump; sacrum

via Middle French chagrin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchagrinpain, affliction
2Old Frenchchagrinpainful, afflicted
3Old Frenchchagraignerto sadden

via French chagriner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchagrinerto bother, worry; to grieve; to upset
2Frankishgramfurious

Words derived from “chagrin”

Every word from Proto-Turkic sagrï →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صاغری →Every word from Turkish sağrı →