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Where does “malingrer” come from?
malingrer (French) comes from French malingre, from Old French heingre.
Ancestry of “malingrer”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
French
malingre
delicate, fragile, puny
2
Old French
heingre
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Words derived from “malingrer”
malingerer
malinger
malingeror
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