Where does “foggy” come from?

Foggy comes from English fog plus the suffix -y, with fog deriving from Danish fog, which traces through Middle French -ie and Latin -ia back to Proto-Indo-European -kos.

foggy (English): Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy; Confused,...

Definitions

  1. Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy; Confused,...

Ancestry of “foggy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfogA thick cloud that forms near the ground; the...
2Proto-Germanicfeukanąto whisk; blow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “foggy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feukaną →