Where does “rusty” come from?

rusty (English) comes from Middle English rusty, from Old English rustiġ, from Proto-Germanic rustagaz — rusty.

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 rustagaz →Every word from Old English rustiġ →Every word from Middle English rusty →