Where does “chagrin” come from?

chagrin (Middle French) comes from Old French chagrin, from Old French chagraigner — to sadden.

chagrin (Middle French): pain, affliction

Definitions

  1. pain, affliction

Ancestry of “chagrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchagrinpainful, afflicted
2Old Frenchchagraignerto sadden

Words derived from “chagrin”

Every word from Old French chagraigner →Every word from Old French chagrin →