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English word greed comes from Proto-Germanic *grēduz (Desire, hunger.), Proto-Germanic *-gaz, Proto-Germanic - gaz
*grēduz (Proto-Germanic)
Desire, hunger.
*-gaz (Proto-Germanic)
-y; forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a sense of 'being, having, or doing'.
- gaz (Proto-Germanic)
*grēdagaz (Proto-Germanic)
Greedy. Hungry.
grǣdiġ (Old English)
grædig (Old English)
(very) hungry, ravenous. Greedy, covetous.
gredy (Middle English)
greedy (English)
(computer science, of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.. (regular expressions) Tending to match as much text as possible.. Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.. Prone to overeat.
greed (English)
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.