Where does “greedy” come from?
Greedy comes from Middle English gredy, Old English grǣdiġ, and Proto-Germanic grēdagaz, which derives from the Proto-Indo-European root ǵʰer-.
greedy (English): Having greed; consumed by selfish desires; Prone...
Definitions
- Having greed; consumed by selfish desires; Prone...
Ancestry of “greedy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
Words derived from “greedy”