Etymology

weaselly

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Today it means: Resembling a weasel (in appearance). Full definition →

English weasel ← Middle English wēsele ← Old English weosule
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*wisulǭ
  2. Proto-West Germanic*wisulā
  3. Old Englishweosule
  4. Middle Englishwēsele
  5. Englishweasel
  6. English todayweaselly

From weasel + -y.

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