Etymograph

English

K-rage

K-rage comes from Anglo-Norman rage.

  1. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400rage
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  3. English1500–presentsame form
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2012K-rage

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400rage
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  3. English1500–presentsame form
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2012K-rage

Earliest quotation: 2012, Dianne Choie, Hyphen TV: It's Gonna Be Difficult: “Moon Bloodgood was on Conan to promote her show…”

A compound of K- + rage

Latin rabiō ‘to be mad, rave’

Latin rabiēs ‘anger, fury’

Late Latin rabia ‘Late Latin form of rabiēs (“rage”)’

Anglo-Norman rage

Middle English rage

English rage

Today it means

noun A feeling of explosive anger which sometimes occurs in Koreans who have spent a long time suppressing their emotions.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Anglo-Norman rage / K-rage