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English word origin

Etymology of dishy

Etymology tree English dish Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“attractive person”) + -y (forming adjectives).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Attractive; good-looking; sexy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree English dish Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“attractive person”) + -y (forming adjectives).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adj

Tending to relay information and gossip.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree English dish Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“to gossip”) + -y (forming adjectives).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

A dishwasher (someone who washes dishes).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree English dish Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“vessel for food”) + -y (forming familiar nouns).

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