Etymology

half-naked

Today it means: With very few clothes on; revealing lots of one's body. Full definition →

Middle English half naked ← Old English healfnacod ← Proto-Germanic *halbanakwadaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*halbanakwadaz
  2. Old English · inherited fromhealfnacod
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhalf naked
  4. English todayhalf-naked

From Middle English half naked, from Old English healfnacod, from Proto-Germanic *halbanakwadaz; equivalent to half- + naked.

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