Where does “horry” come from?
horry (English) comes from Middle English hory, from Old English horiġ, from Proto-West Germanic hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic hurhwīgaz — foul, filthy, soiled, unclean.
horry (English): impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul
Definitions
- impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul
Ancestry of “horry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hory | Dirty, foul, horry; lacking cleanliness;... |
| 2 | Old English | horiġ | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hurhwīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hurhwīgaz | foul, filthy, soiled, unclean |