Etymology of the English word revenge
the English word
revengederived from the Old French word
revengerderived from the Late Latin word
revindicarederived 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)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
revengierderived 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 revenge in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
revengeful,
revenged,
revengingCognates
Dutch
revanche, French
revanche, German
Revanche, Norwegian
revansj, Swedish
revanschUsage
Word found in Modern English
