Wayward

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late Middle English: shortening of obsolete awayward ‘turned away’; compare with froward.

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shortening of away +‎ -ward

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wayward (adj.)

late 14c., shortening of aweiward "turned away," from way (adv.), shortening of away + -ward. Related: Waywardly; waywardness.