English word easy comes from Old English eaþe, Middle English -y, Middle English ese, and later Middle English esy (Easy (not difficult).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| eaþe | Old English (ang) | That which is easy, the easy Easily Easy, smooth, not difficult. |
| -y | Middle English (enm) | |
| ese | Middle English (enm) | |
| ēaþiġ | Old English (ang) | |
| esy | Middle English (enm) | Easy (not difficult). |
| easy | English (eng) | (finance, dated) Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.. (informal, pejorative, of a person) Consenting readily to sex.. (now, rare, _, except in certain expressions) Comfortable; at ease.. Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.. Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; [...] |