Where does “vexynge” come from?

vexynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin vexo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

vexynge (Middle English): harassment worldly or spiritual

Definitions

  1. harassment worldly or spiritual

Ancestry of “vexynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishvexenTo afflict; to hurt someone
2Old Frenchvexerto harm; to hurt, especially by torture
3LatinvexoI shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷegs-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

Words derived from “vexynge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs- →Every word from Latin vexo →