Where does “craggy” come from?
Craggy comes from English crag with the suffix -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
craggy (English): Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse...
Definitions
- Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse...
Ancestry of “craggy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crag | A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep rock or cliff; A... |
| 2 | English | craw | The stomach of an animal; The crop of a bird; To... |
| 3 | German | Grau | grey |
| 4 | Middle High German | grā | — |
| 5 | Old High German | grāo | grey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grēwaz | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |