Where does “vexer” come from?
vexer (Old French) comes from Latin vexo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.
vexer (Old French): to harm; to hurt, especially by torture
Definitions
- to harm; to hurt, especially by torture
Ancestry of “vexer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vexo | I shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷegs- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |
Words derived from “vexer”