Where does “raggedy” come from?

Raggedy derives from English ragged with the Middle English suffix -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

raggedy (English): Torn, ragged or tattered; Wearing torn or...

Definitions

  1. Torn, ragged or tattered; Wearing torn or...

Ancestry of “raggedy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “raggedy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from English -y →Every word from Old English -iġ →