English
jaded
Jaded comes from English jade ‘worn-out horse’.
- English1500–presentjade‘worn-out horse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1927jaded
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- English1500–presentjade‘worn-out horse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1927jaded
Earliest quotation: 1927, Herbert George Wells, Little Mother up the Möderberg: “When she came, I could see at a glance…”
The story
Jade as a term of abuse for a woman dates from 1560.
Every English word from English jade
Today it means
adj Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed to, or having consumed too much of something.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English jade / jaded