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
speedy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Speed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Speed | The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion |
| 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- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via Middle English spedy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | spedy | helpful, useful, effective |
| 2 | Old English | spēdiġ | having good speed, lucky, prosperous; having... |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |