thrifty
English
/ˈθɹɪfti/
adj
Definitions
- evincing thrift; characterized by economy and good management of property; frugal.
- Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth
- Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving
- Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
- Having a pleasant appearance; looking or being in good condition
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thrifty suffix from English thrift (gain, prosperity) root from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (satisfy, satiate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*terp-
Gloss
satisfy, satiate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dingthrift English
- slipthrift English
- spendthrift English
- thrift English
- thrifter English
- thriftful English
- thriftily English
- thriftiness English
- thrifting English
- thriftless English
- thriftly English
- thriftster English
- thrive English
- unthrift English
- unthriftihead English
- unthriftily English
- unthriftiness English
- unthrifty English
- wastethrift English
- tarvita Finnish
- τέρπω Ancient Greek
- *terp- Proto-Indo-European
- *trep- Proto-Indo-European
- *tr̥p-tó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *térp-ti-s, *tr̥p-téy-s Proto-Indo-European
- *þarbō Proto-Germanic
- *þarbōną Proto-Germanic
- *þraibijaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurbaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurfaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurftiz Proto-Germanic
- तृप्ति Sanskrit
- thrift Middle English
- thriftily Middle English
- thrifty Middle English
- þarfligr Old Norse
- þarfna Old Norse
- þarfnan Old Norse
- þarfr Old Norse
- þrift Old Norse
- þurfa Old Norse
- þurfast Old Norse
- þurftugr Old Norse
- þurftuligr Old Norse
- þǫrf Old Norse
- þǫrfgi Old Norse