Where did we get the word Ansie, or Ansy from?

Question

In like, "All this waiting is making me ansy."

Answer 1

This is one of those cases where knowing the spelling gets you your answer faster.

The word is "antsy", which is derived from "ant".

Antsy means itchy, or nervous, or agitated, as though you were dealing with or were covered by ants. Ants, when they swarm, can produce unpleasant feelings on your skin, even if they are not biting. This feeling can come many other causes, as your example shows.

Answer 2

American Heritage Dictionary suggests: perhaps from the incessant motion of ants.
Origin: 1950–55
–adjective, ants·i·er, ants·i·est. Informal.
1. unable to sit or stand still; fidgety: The children were bored and antsy.
2. apprehensive, uneasy, or nervous: I'm a little antsy since hearing those storm warnings.
- ants·i·ness, noun
(ānt'sē) Pronunciation Key
- adj. ant·si·er, ant·si·est Slang

Restless or impatient; fidgety: The long wait made the children antsy.
Nervous; apprehensive: "Camps got shot up all the time, but if there wasn't a shoot-up, they'd get antsy" (Harper's).

[Perhaps from the incessant motions of ants.]

Answer 3

Antsy, the feeling one gets when ants crawl on your body