Etymology Explorer β€Ί Middle English

Where does β€œapallen” come from?

apallen (Middle English) comes from Old French apalir, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

Ancestry of β€œapallen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchapalirto become pale; to make pale
2Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
3LatinAβ€”
4EtruscanπŒ€β€”
5Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
6Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
7Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from β€œapallen”

  • appalling
  • appallingly
  • appall
  • unappalling
  • appallment
  • appallingness
  • appalleth
  • appallest
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