Where does “empty” come from?
Empty derives from Middle English emty, from Old English ēmtiġ, from Proto-Germanic uz-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European úd and uds-.
empty (English): Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody;...
Definitions
- Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody;...
Ancestry of “empty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | emty | empty, vacant; weak, ineffective; worthless,... |
| 2 | Old English | ēmtiġ | — |
| 3 | Old English | ǣmettiġ | vacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “empty”