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English word origin

Etymology of umpty

Etymology tree English ump Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *teguz Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Old English -tiġ Middle English -ty E

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
adj

Indefinite in number; unspecified.

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

Etymology tree English ump Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *teguz Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Old English -tiġ Middle English -ty English -ty English umpty From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -ty.

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