Where does “rusty” come from?

rusty (Middle English) comes from Old English rustiġ, from Proto-Germanic rustagaz — rusty.

rusty (Middle English): rusty, rusted

Definitions

  1. rusty, rusted

Ancestry of “rusty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrustiġrusty
2Proto-Germanicrustagazrusty

Words derived from “rusty”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rustagaz →Every word from Old English rustiġ →