Where does “spedy” come from?

spedy (Middle English) comes from Old English spēdiġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

spedy (Middle English): helpful, useful, effective

Definitions

  1. helpful, useful, effective

Ancestry of “spedy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspēdiġhaving good speed, lucky, prosperous; having...
2Old English-iġ-y, -ic
3Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “spedy”

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