Where does “muddyish” come from?

muddyish (English) comes from English ish, from English -ish, from Middle English -ish, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

muddyish (English): Somewhat muddy

Definitions

  1. Somewhat muddy

Ancestry of “muddyish”, step by step

muddyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

via English muddy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuddyCovered with or full of mud or wet soil; With mud...
2Englishmud crabAny of various crabs, principally in families Panopeidae and Xanthidae, that live in or near mud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from English -ishEvery word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz