Squeamish

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late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin.


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Unclear origin. One hypothesis states it is an alteration of earlier squeamous, substituting -ous with -ish, from Anglo-Norman escoymous.


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squeamish (adj.)

late 14c., variant (with -ish) of squoymous "disdainful, fastidious" (early 14c.), from Anglo-French escoymous, which is of unknown origin. Related: Squeamishly; squeamishness.

He was somdel squaymous

Of fartyng, and of speche daungerous

[Chaucer, "Miller's Tale," c. 1386]