Where does “doozy” come from?

doozy (English) comes from English daisy, from Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage — daisy.

doozy (English): Something that is extraordinary: often...

Definitions

  1. Something that is extraordinary: often...

Ancestry of “doozy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaisyA wild flowering plant "Bellis perennis" of the...
2Middle Englishdayesyedaisy
3Old Englishdæġes ēagedaisy
Every word from Old English dæġes ēage →Every word from Middle English dayesye →Every word from English daisy →