myEtymology.com: English etymology of scatty

Etymology of the English word scatty

the English word scatty

using the English suffix -y

derived from the English word scatterbrained

derived from the English word scatterbrain

derived from the English word scatter

derived from the English word brain

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bragnam

The earliest known usage of scatty in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English