orgueil

The story

1. French · borrowed fromorgueil
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*uzgōljō
3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*uʀgōllju
4. Vulgar Latin · derived from*orgollium
5. Old French · derived fromorgueil
6. Middle English · inherited fromorguile
7. English todayorgueil

In older uses, from Middle English orguile, from Old French orgueil, from Vulgar Latin *orgollium, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic *uzgōljō. (Compare Old English orgol, orgel (“pride”). For more, see Old English or- (“out”) + *gōl (“boast; showiness; pomp; splendor”) / English gale (“sing”).) Cognate with Old High German urguol, urguoli, urgilo (“pride”) and Spanish orgullo. In modern uses sometimes a fresh borrowing from French orgueil.

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