Etymology

woody

W4O1O1D2Y4

Today it means: Covered in woods; wooded. Full definition →

Middle English woodi
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woody · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwoodi
  2. English todaywoody

From Middle English woodi, wody, wodi, equivalent to wood + -y.

woody · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us
  6. Proto-Germanic*widuz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*widu
  8. Old Englishwidu
  9. Old Englishwudu
  10. Middle Englishwode
  11. Englishwood
  12. English todaywoody

From wood + -y (diminutive suffix).

Woody · proper noun3

Clipping of Woodrow + -y.

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