dudgeon

Meaning

Noun

• A feeling of anger or resentment.

Origin

• Origin uncertain:
• Perhaps the same as Etymology 2, below
• Perhaps from Welsh dygen ("anger, grudge") (from dy- + cwyn), though the OED rejects this.
• Possibly from dudgen.
• Possibly borrowed from Italian aduggiare, similar to the semantic development of umbrage.
• Middle English dogeon, apparently from Anglo-Norman or Middle French, but the ultimate origin is obscure. Compare French douve.