Where does “orgueilleux” come from?

orgueilleux (French) comes from French orgueil, from Old French orgoill, from Frankish uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic uzgōljō, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

orgueilleux (French): haughty, proud, arrogant

Definitions

  1. haughty, proud, arrogant

Ancestry of “orgueilleux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorgueilpride; proudness; haughtiness, arrogance
2Old Frenchorgoillpride; feeling of pride
3Frankishuʀgōlljupride, arrogance
4Proto-Germanicuzgōljōpride
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “orgueilleux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →