Where does “blurry” come from?

Blurry derives from Middle English -y (a suffix forming adjectives) added to English blear, which comes from Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.

blurry (English): Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges;...

Definitions

  1. Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges;...

Ancestry of “blurry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “blurry”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from English -y →Every word from Old English -iġ →