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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 Englishrusty—
2Old Englishrustiġrusty
3Proto-Germanicrustagazrusty

Words derived from “rusty”

  • rustiness
  • rustily
  • rustyback
  • nonrusty
  • unrusty
  • rusty-spotted cat
  • rustyish
Every word from Proto-Germanic rustagaz →