Where does “ruddy” come from?
Ruddy comes from Middle English ruddy, from Old English rudiġ, derived from Old English rudu.
ruddy (English): Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire,...
Definitions
- Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire,...
Ancestry of “ruddy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | rody | ruddy |
| 2 | Old English | rudiġ | reddish; ruddy |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “ruddy”