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Where does “displesen” come from?

displesen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman despleisir.

Ancestry of “displesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normandespleisir—

Words derived from “displesen”

  • displeasing
  • displease
  • displeasingly
  • displeasingness
  • displeaser
Every word from Anglo-Norman despleisir →