English
rusty
Rusty comes from Middle English rusty ‘rusty, rusted’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *rustagaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rustagazreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rūstiġ
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rusty‘rusty, rusted’
- Englishearliest quotation 1855rusty
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rustagazreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rūstiġ
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500rusty‘rusty, rusted’
- Englishearliest quotation 1855rusty
Earliest quotation: 1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came: “Alive? he might be dead for aught I know,…”
Formed from rust + -y
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
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Proto-Germanic *rustaz
Proto-West Germanic *rust
Old English rust
Middle English rust
English rust
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *rustagaz
Today it means
adj Marked or corroded by rust.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rustagaz / rusty