Where does “wacky” come from?
Wacky derives from English whack, which comes from English thwack, tracing back through Middle English thakken and Old English þaccian to Proto-Germanic þakwōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tag-.
wacky (English): zany; eccentric; Alternative form of wacke
Definitions
- zany; eccentric; Alternative form of wacke
Ancestry of “wacky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “wacky”