Where does “tidyish” come from?
tidyish (English) comes from English tidy, from Middle English tidy, from English tide, from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- — to share, divide.
tidyish (English): Somewhat tidy
Definitions
- Somewhat tidy
Ancestry of “tidyish”, step by step
tidyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tidy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tidy | Arranged neatly and in order; Not messy; neat and... |
| 2 | Middle English | tidy | — |
| 3 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 4 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 5 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |