Where does “feartie” come from?

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

feartie (Scots): A fearful person; a coward

Definitions

  1. A fearful person; a coward

Ancestry of “feartie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scots-ie-y
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Old English -iġ →Every word from Middle English -y →