Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryWatery; damp; soft. · Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble. · Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English waschen English wash Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English washy From wash + -y.
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