Etymograph

English

semidry

From semi- + dry.

A compound of semi- + dry

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Germanic *drūgiz ‘hard, solid; dry’

Proto-West Germanic *drūgī ‘dry’

Old English drȳġe ‘dry’

Middle English drye ‘not wet’

English dry

Today it means

adj Somewhat dry.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “semidry”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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