English

gusty

From gust + -y.

A compound of gust + -y

Middle English *gust

English gust

Another origin of gusty

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵews-‘to try, to taste’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵéwstus‘taste’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gustus‘taste’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgustus‘tasting’
Englishtodaygusty

Today it means

adj Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.

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