Where does “ashily” come from?
ashily (English) comes from English ashy, from Middle English asshy, from Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc, from Old English æsċ, from Old English trēo, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
ashily (English): In an ashy way
Definitions
- In an ashy way
Ancestry of “ashily”, step by step
ashily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ashy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ashy | Having the color of ashes; Having dry or dead... |
| 2 | Middle English | asshy | Of the colour of ashes; Covered in ashes |
| 3 | Middle English | asshe | ashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter... |
| 4 | Old English | æsc | ash tree; spear; ship |
| 5 | Old English | æsċ | ash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship |
| 6 | Old English | trēo | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 9 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |