From: tgpedersen
Message: 33518
Date: 2004-07-14
> At 8:11:05 AM on Tuesday, July 13, 2004, tgpedersen wrote:I think it's ultimately the same word, given the same sense occur
>
> > 'woozy' is known only to the American dictionaries, not to
> > the English ones, so (by your logic) it can't be related
> > to English 'ooze', but must be Arapaho, Chippewa or Sioux.
>
> I'm intrigued to learn that the OED is an American
> dictionary.
>
> The <woozy> 'vochtig' noted by Verdam isn't the American
> <woozy> 'dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy', which actually
> is in the OED; it's a variant of <oozy>, from OE <wo:sig>
> 'juicy, moist'. The OED s.vv. <oozy>, <ooze> notes many
> <w-> variants.