Where does “coysy” come from?

coysy (Middle English) comes from Old Norse kveisa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰeydʰ- — mud, filth.

Ancestry of “coysy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveisaa pimple; a mark on the head; boil
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰeydʰ-mud, filth

Words derived from “coysy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰeydʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kveisa →