Etymology

reddy

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Today it means: A member of a Telugu caste, mostly from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Full definition →

English red ← Middle English red ← Old English rēad
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reddy · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós
  3. Proto-Germanic*raudaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*raud
  5. Old Englishrēad
  6. Middle Englishred
  7. Englishred
  8. English todayreddy

From red + -y.

Reddy · noun, proper noun2

  1. Telugu · borrowed fromరెడ్డి
  2. Telugu · borrowed fromరెడ్డి
  3. English todayReddy

Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi).

Reddy · proper noun3

  1. Irish · borrowed fromÓ Rodaigh
  2. Irish · borrowed fromÓ Rodaigh
  3. English todayReddy

Borrowed from Irish Ó Rodaigh.

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ Rodaigh all →

roddy

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