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Where does “malingre” come from?

malingre (French) comes from Old French heingre.

malingre (French): delicate, fragile, puny

Definitions

  1. delicate, fragile, puny

Ancestry of “malingre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchheingre—

Words derived from “malingre”

  • malingerer
  • malinger
  • malingeror
  • malingrer
Every word from Old French heingre →