Where does “dewy” come from?
dewy (Middle English) comes from Old English dēawiġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
dewy (Middle English): Resembling dew; dewy; Resembling water
Definitions
- Resembling dew; dewy; Resembling water
Ancestry of “dewy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dēawiġ | — |
| 2 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “dewy”