lowish

lowish

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti
Proto-Germanic *ligjaną
Proto-Germanic *lēgaz
Old Norse lágrbor.
Middle English lāh
English low
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English lowish

    From low + -ish.

    Adjective

    lowish (not comparable)

    1. Somewhat low.
      We climbed over a lowish fence to reach the meadow.

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