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Where does “dysy” come from?

dysy (Middle English) comes from Old English dysiġ, from Proto-Germanic *dusīg.

Ancestry of “dysy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdysiġfoolish, stupid; foolish, stupid, dizzy
2Proto-Germanic*dusīg—

Words derived from “dysy”

  • dizzy
  • dizzily
  • dizzard
  • dizzardly
Every word from Proto-Germanic *dusīg →