Where does “wordy” come from?
Wordy comes from Old English wordiġ, a derivative of word meaning speech or utterance, with the suffix -iġ forming adjectives.
wordy (English): Using an excessive number of words
Definitions
- Using an excessive number of words
Ancestry of “wordy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wordy | wordy |
| 2 | Old English | wordiġ | wordy, verbose |
| 3 | Old English | worð | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *word | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
Words derived from “wordy”