Where does “wordy” come from?
wordy (Middle English) comes from Old English wordiġ, from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
wordy (Middle English): wordy
Ancestry of “wordy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | wordiġ | wordy, verbose |
| 2 | Old English | worð | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *word | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
Words derived from “wordy”