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 xoidъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic śědъ →Every word from Middle English sedy →