Where does “biased” come from?

biased (English) comes from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

biased (English): Exhibiting bias; prejudiced; Angled at a slant;...

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting bias; prejudiced; Angled at a slant;...

Ancestry of “biased”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
2Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
3Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

Words derived from “biased”

Every word from Old English -ed →Every word from English -ed →Every word from Middle English -ed →