Achy
/ˈeɪ.ki/noun
Causing or feeling a dull, persistent pain.
Did you know?Achy is a modern English formation from ache, and ache ultimately traces back to an old Germanic pain-word that’s been haunting English for centuries.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
acan
“to hurt, be in pain”
Middle English
ME
ake
“to feel pain; pain”
14th–15th Century
English
ache
“pain; to suffer pain”
19th Century
English
achy
“painful; full of aches”
Modern English
English
achy
“sore or causing a dull, lingering pain”