Where does “hory” come from?
hory (Middle English) comes from Old English horiġ, from Proto-West Germanic hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic hurhwīgaz — foul, filthy, soiled, unclean.
hory (Middle English): Dirty, foul, horry; lacking cleanliness;...
Definitions
- Dirty, foul, horry; lacking cleanliness;...
Ancestry of “hory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | horiġ | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hurhwīg | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hurhwīgaz | foul, filthy, soiled, unclean |
Words derived from “hory”