Where does “seedy” come from?

Seedy comes from Middle English sedy, whose origin and original meaning remain uncertain.

seedy (English): Full of seeds; Disreputable, run-down; Untidy;...

Definitions

  1. Full of seeds; Disreputable, run-down; Untidy;...

Ancestry of “seedy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsedy
2Proto-Slavicśědъgray
3Proto-Slavicxoidъ

Words derived from “seedy

Every word from Proto-Slavic xoidъEvery word from Proto-Slavic śědъEvery word from Middle English sedy
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