Where does “giddy” come from?

Giddy comes from Middle English guidie, from Old English gidiġ, from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz, of unknown ultimate origin and meaning.

giddy (English): Dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about...

Definitions

  1. Dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about...

Ancestry of “giddy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegidikid
2Old Englishgidiġ—
3Proto-Germanicgudīgazghostly, spirited

Words derived from “giddy”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz →Every word from Old English gidiġ →Every word from Maltese gidi →