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English word origin

Etymology of woozy

Etymology tree Middle English wōse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English wosy English woozy From Middle English wosy (“muddy, miry”), from

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented. · Intoxicated by drink or drugs.

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Etymology tree Middle English wōse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English wosy English woozy From Middle English wosy (“muddy, miry”), from Middle English wose (“mud, slime, ooze”) + -y. Doublet of oozy. Perhaps influenced by boozy.

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  • Inherited-form mentionwosyenm · muddy, miry
  • Derivation mentionwoseenm · mud, slime, ooze
  • Doublet mentionoozyen
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