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Where does “doughiness” come from?

doughiness (English) comes from English doughy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

doughiness (English): The state or condition of being doughy

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being doughy

Ancestry of “doughiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoughyHaving the characteristics of dough especially in...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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