Where does “drizzly” come from?

Drizzly comes from English drizzle, which derives from English dryseling, formed with the Middle French diminutive suffix -ie from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

drizzly (English): Abounding with drizzle; drizzling

Definitions

  1. Abounding with drizzle; drizzling

Ancestry of “drizzly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ
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