English
fusty
Fusty comes from Middle English fusty.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fusty
- Englishearliest quotation 1732same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fusty
- Englishearliest quotation 1732same form
Earliest quotation: 1732, Henry Fielding: “I rather vvonder vvhat Charms a VVoman of any…”
Formed from fust + -y
Every English word from Middle English fusty
Today it means
adj Moldy or musty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English fusty / fusty