Where does “hargneusement” come from?
hargneusement (French) comes from French hargneux, from Middle French hargneux, from Old French hergnos, from Old French hergne, from Old French hergner, from Frankish harmēn, from Proto-Germanic harmāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną — he, she.
hargneusement (French): belligerently, aggressively
Definitions
- belligerently, aggressively
Ancestry of “hargneusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hargneux | aggressive |
| 2 | Middle French | hargneux | — |
| 3 | Old French | hergnos | aggressive |
| 4 | Old French | hergne | quarrel, dispute |
| 5 | Old French | hergner | to wail, complain |
| 6 | Frankish | harmēn | to insult, injure; to harm, to injure |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harmāną | to harm, injure, pain; to shame |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |