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Where does “malenduthant” come from?

malenduthant (Norman) comes from Norman mal, from Old French mal, from Latin malleus, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-no-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

malenduthant (Norman): short-tempered

Definitions

  1. short-tempered

Ancestry of “malenduthant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmalbadly; bad
2Old Frenchmalevilly; badly; poorly; evil
3Latinmalleushammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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