Etymograph

English

abhorring

From abhor + -ing.

A compound of abhor + -ing

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- ‘stiff’

Latin horreō ‘stand aghast, bristle with fear’

Latin abhorreō ‘shrink away from in horror’

Middle French abhorrer

Middle English abhorren

English abhor

Today it means

noun Detestation.

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

Etymograph / abhorring