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English word origin

Etymology of proud

From Middle English proud, prout, prut, from Old English prūd, prūt (“proud, arrogant, haughty”) (compare Old English prȳtung (“pride”); prȳde, prȳte (“pride”), see also Old English deal), probably from Old French prod,

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified. · That makes one feel proud (of something one did) · Possessed of a due sense of what one deserves or is worth. · Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious, prideful.

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From Middle English proud, prout, prut, from Old English prūd, prūt (“proud, arrogant, haughty”) (compare Old English prȳtung (“pride”); prȳde, prȳte (“pride”), see also Old English deal), probably from Old French prod, prut (“brave, gallant”) (modern French preux), from Late Latin prōde (“useful”), derived from Latin prōdesse (“to be of value”); however, the Old English umlaut derivatives prȳte, prȳtian, etc. suggest the word may be older and possibly native. Compare Old Norse prýði (“ornament; gallantry, bravery”). See also pride. Cognate with German Low German praud, Old Norse prúðr (“gallant, brave, magnificent, stately, handsome, fine”) (Icelandic prúður, Middle Swedish prudh, Danish prud).

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  • Inherited-form mentionproudenm
  • Inherited-form mentionprūdang
  • Cognate mentionprȳtungang · pride
  • Non-cognate comparisondealang
  • Derivation mentionprodfro
  • Cognate mentionpreuxfr
  • Cognate mentionprosumla · to be of value
  • Cognate mentionprýðinon · ornament; gallantry, bravery
  • Cognate mentionprúðrnon · gallant, brave, magnificent, stately, handsome, fine
  • Cognate mentionprúðuris
  • Cognate mentionprudhsv
  • Cognate mentionprudda

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