Where does “speedy” come from?
Speedy comes from Middle English spedy, from Old English spēdiġ, from Proto-Germanic spōdigaz.
speedy (English): rapid; swift; to process in a faster than normal,...
Definitions
- rapid; swift; to process in a faster than normal,...
Ancestry of “speedy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Speed | — |
| 2 | Middle English | sped | good fortune |
| 3 | Old English | spēd | success; luck, prosperity, success |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spōdi | hurry, rush; success, prosperity |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spōan | to succeed, prosper |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spōaną | to prosper, succeed, be happy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
Words derived from “speedy”