English
malveuille
Malveuille comes from French mal.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmal
- Englishearliest quotation 1976malveuille
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmal
- Englishearliest quotation 1976malveuille
Earliest quotation: 1976, . Wurzels The Combine Harvester: “Now something's telling me / that you're malveuilling me.”
Linked words
through French mal
Today it means
verb To disrespect. To wish ill on someone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French mal / malveuille