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Where does “deedy” come from?

deedy (English) comes from English deed, from Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

deedy (English): Industrious; active; Earnest; serious

Definitions

  1. Industrious; active; Earnest; serious

Ancestry of “deedy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeedAn action or act; something that is done; A brave...
2Middle Englishdede—
3Old Englishdēd—
4Proto-West Germanicdādideed
5Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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