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Where does “tight” come from?

tight (Middle English) comes from Old English þiht.

Ancestry of “tight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþiht—

Words derived from “tight”

  • tight
  • tightly
  • tighter
  • tightness
  • airtight
  • tights
  • watertight
  • tightrope
  • skintight
  • tightfisted
  • tightwad
  • airtightness
  • watertightness
  • tightknit
  • gastight
  • weathertight
  • tightish
  • steamtight
  • tightass
  • overtight
  • supertight
  • raintight
  • tightwire
  • sticktight
Every word from Old English þiht →