Where does “Irishly” come from?

Irishly (English) comes from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.

Irishly (English): In an Irish way; in a manner characteristic of the Irish people

Definitions

  1. In an Irish way; in a manner characteristic of the Irish people

Ancestry of “Irishly”, step by step

Irishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Irish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIrishThe Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also...
2Middle EnglishIrisce
3Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
4Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
5Old IrishÉriuIreland
6Primitive Irish*Īweriū
7Proto-CelticΦīweryū
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-