Where does “ooze” come from?

Ooze comes from Middle English wose, from Old English wōs, from Proto-Germanic waisǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weys-.

ooze (English): Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable...

Definitions

  1. Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable...

Ancestry of “ooze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwosejuice, sap; sap
2Old Englishwōsmoisture; juice, sap; juice, liquor, sap;...
3Proto-Germanicwōsąjuice, moisture
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “ooze

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