Where does “undewy” come from?

undewy (English) comes from English dewy, from Middle English dewy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

undewy (English): Not dewy

Definitions

  1. Not dewy

Ancestry of “undewy”, step by step

undewy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dewy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdewyCovered by dew; Having the quality of bearing...
2Middle EnglishdewyResembling dew; dewy; Resembling water
3Old Englishdēawiġdewy
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Old English -iġEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gaz