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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmalingredelicate, fragile, puny
2Old Frenchheingre—

Words derived from “malingrer”

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