Where does “dizzy” come from?
Dizzy comes from Middle English disy, from Old English dysiġ, from Proto-Germanic dusigaz, with the original sense unclear.
dizzy (English): Having a sensation of whirling, with a tendency...
Definitions
- Having a sensation of whirling, with a tendency...
Ancestry of “dizzy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dysy | — |
| 2 | Old English | dysiġ | foolish, stupid; foolish, stupid, dizzy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *dusīg | — |
Words derived from “dizzy”