Word origin
[1350–1400; ME
knag spur, projection, peg (c. G
Knagge knot, peg) +
-y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: absolute, fix, range, screen, tune-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumbly