retired_princesspouty

It's derived from an Anglo-Saxon word: Kemban (Cemban).

retired_chinioti22

meaning to comb, of course.

retired_therob

If you are disgruntled when you are unhappy and disappointed, does this mean when you are content you are positively 'gruntled'?

retired_chinioti22

The dis in disgruntled means 'completely', not 'opposite of'. Gruntled is an old word meaning grumbling. Gruntled today ,however, has been back-formed from disgruntled and means to put in good humour, or to cheer someone up.

retired_eoconnor

Would it be a possibility that these words are derived from Latin (or other languages) and only the "negative" form made it into the English language while their antonyms still exist in Latin (or other languages)? And indeed in some cases the "positive" form has just fallen out of use.

retired_chinioti22

Most of it would come from largely extinct languages, like the theoretical proto-germanic or latin.

retired_mnw_cna

Good grief. I thought I was in a world of my own when it came to this kind of thing, but Scott in particular is worse off than I am.

I've being trying to think of others. How about chalant? Or someone being reck? Or sipid?

retired_chinioti22

I should point out I'm getting all this from here.

retired_chinioti22

Though I do find it enthralling.

retired_mnw_cna

Not another site for me to waste my time on. Well, in I plunge.