speedy
English
/ˈspiːdi/
adj
Definitions
- rapid; swift
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English spedy inherited from Old English spēdiġ (plenteous, having good speed, prosperous, lucky, powerful, opulent, abounding in, wealthy, copious, rich in, abundant, rich in material wealth, having means) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spōdigaz (hurried, successful) affix from English speed.
Origin
English
speed
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airspeed English
- bespeed English
- constant-speed propeller English
- despeed English
- dispeed English
- footspeed English
- forespeed English
- groundspeed English
- hydrospeed English
- hyperspeed English
- lightspeed English
- linespeed English
- multispeed English
- outspeed English
- overspeed English
- rampspeed English
- shutterspeed English
- speed English
- speed-dial English
- speedball English
- speedboat English
- speedbooster English
- speedcore English
- speedcube English
- speeder English
- speedest English
- speedeth English
- speedfreak English
- speedful English
- speedily English
- speediness English
- speeding English
- speedless English
- speedloader English
- speedometer English
- speedometre English
- speedometry English
- speedread English
- speedrun English
- speedshift English
- speedskate English
- speedskater English
- speedsolving English
- speedster English
- speedwalk English
- speedwalking English
- speedway English
- speedwell English
- speedwise English
- speedwork English
- superspeed English
- superspeedy English
- underspeed English
- unspeedy English
- wanspeed English
- wavespeed English
- wire speed English
- Speed German
- spoed Dutch, Flemish
- spoedig Dutch, Flemish
- *spōdigaz Proto-Germanic
- スピード Japanese
- spedig Old English
- spēdiġ Old English
- wuldorspedig Old English
- spede Middle English
- spedily Middle English
- spedines Middle English
- spedy Middle English
- spítt Icelandic
- spoedich Middle Dutch
- spit Tok Pisin
- speed
- speeder
- dispeed
- despeed
- bespeed
- speeding
- speedeth
- speedway
- speedest
- speedful
- wanspeed
- speedrun
- speedily
- unspeedy
- airspeed
- outspeed
- footspeed
- speedwork
- forespeed
- speedcore
- speedwell
- rampspeed
- speedless
- speedwalk
- speedboat
- speedcube
- linespeed
- speedball
- speedster
- wavespeed
- speedwise
- speedread
- overspeed
- speedskate
- hyperspeed
- wire speed
- speed-dial
- speediness
- hydrospeed
- speedfreak
- speedshift
- multispeed
- lightspeed
- superspeed
- underspeed
- speedloader
- speedskater
- speedometer
- speedometre
- speedometry
- groundspeed
- superspeedy
- speedsolving
- speedbooster
- shutterspeed
- speedwalking
- constant-speed propeller