Where does “dusty” come from?
dusty (Middle English) comes from Old English dūstiġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
dusty (Middle English): dusty, dust-covered; like dust, powdery
Definitions
- dusty, dust-covered; like dust, powdery
Ancestry of “dusty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dūstiġ | — |
| 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 “dusty”