Where does “woodsily” come from?
woodsily (English) comes from English woodsy, from English woods, from English wood, from Middle English wode, from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.
woodsily (English): In a woodsy manner
Ancestry of “woodsily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | woodsy | Of, relating to, or suggestive of woods; Having... |
| 2 | English | woods | plural of wood; A dense collection of trees... |
| 3 | English | wood | The substance making up the central part of the... |
| 4 | Middle English | wode | madness, insanity, an overmastering emotion,... |
| 5 | Old English | wudu | wood; forest, woods; tree |
| 6 | Old English | widu | wood, forest, grove; tree; timber |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |