Where does “rusty” come from?
I notice there's a mismatch in your request. The chain provided traces "resty/restiff" but the headword you want me to write about is "rusty." These are different words with different etymologies.
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rusty (English): Marked or corroded by rust; Of the rust color,...
Definitions
- Marked or corroded by rust; Of the rust color,...
Ancestry of “rusty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | rusty | — |
| 2 | Old English | rustiġ | rusty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rustagaz | rusty |
Words derived from “rusty”