Where does “ògeye” come from?
ògeye (Haitian Creole) comes from French orgueilleux, 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- — out, outward.
ògeye (Haitian Creole): proud, haughty, arrogant
Definitions
- proud, haughty, arrogant
Ancestry of “ògeye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | orgueilleux | haughty, proud, arrogant |
| 2 | French | orgueil | pride; proudness; haughtiness, arrogance |
| 3 | Old French | orgoill | pride; feeling of pride |
| 4 | Frankish | uʀgōllju | pride, arrogance |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzgōljō | pride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |