Where does “crazy” come from?
Crazy derives from English craze with the Middle English suffix -y, tracing through Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, and Latin -ia back to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
crazy (English): Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break...
Definitions
- Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break...
Ancestry of “crazy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | craze | craziness; insanity; A strong habitual desire or... |
| 2 | Middle English | crasen | To break in pieces; to crack |
| 3 | Old Norse | krasa | to shatter |
Words derived from “crazy”