Where does “rusty” come from?

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rusty (English): Marked or corroded by rust; Of the rust color,...

Definitions

  1. Marked or corroded by rust; Of the rust color,...

Ancestry of “rusty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrustyrusty, rusted
2Old Englishrustiġrusty
3Proto-Germanicrustagazrusty

Words derived from “rusty

Every word from Proto-Germanic rustagazEvery word from Old English rustiġEvery word from Middle English rusty