Etymology of the English word avenge
the English word
avengederived from the Old French word
avengierusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
vengierderived from the Late Latin word
vindicare (claim, vindicate; punish)
derived from the Latin word
vindex (defender, protector)
derived from the Latin word
dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
Date
The earliest known usage of avenge in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
avenged,
avengingUsage
Word found in Modern English
