Etymograph

English

gluttonish

Gluttonish comes from Middle English glotenish.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glotenish
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1871gluttonish

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glotenish
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1871gluttonish

Earliest quotation: 1871, Ledyard Bill: “People with gluttonish inclinations can easily and do make…”

Formed from glutton + -ish

Latin glutto

Old French gloton

Middle English glotoun

English glutton

Today it means

adj gluttonous

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

Etymograph / Middle English glotenish / gluttonish