Where does “maugré” come from?

maugré (Middle French) comes from Old French malgré, from Old French gré, from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

maugré (Middle French): despite; in spite of

Definitions

  1. despite; in spite of

Ancestry of “maugré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmalgréill-will; despite; in spite of
2Old Frenchgrépleasure, goodwill; will; step
3Latingrātum—
4Latingrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
5Proto-Italicgrātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

Words derived from “maugré”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós →Every word from Proto-Italic grātos →