Where does “orgueil” come from?

orgueil (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *orgollium, from Proto-West Germanic uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic uzgōljō, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

orgueil (Old French): pride

Definitions

  1. pride

Ancestry of “orgueil”, step by step

orgueil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin *orgollium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*orgollium—
2Proto-West Germanicuʀgōlljupride, arrogance
3Proto-Germanicuzgōljōpride
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Frankish urgōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishurgōl—
2Proto-Germanicurgōli-—

Words derived from “orgueil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →