Where does “prættiġ” come from?

prættiġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic prattugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

prættiġ (Old English): tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute

Definitions

  1. tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute

Ancestry of “prættiġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicprattugazboastful, sly, slick, deceitful, tricky, cunning
2Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “prættiġ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic prattugaz →