Where does “beadily” come from?
beadily (English) comes from English beady, from English bead, from Middle English bēde, from Old English gebed, from Proto-West Germanic gabed, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
beadily (English): in an avaricious or penetrating manner
Definitions
- in an avaricious or penetrating manner
Ancestry of “beadily”, step by step
beadily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beady
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beady | Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming;... |
| 2 | English | bead | Prayer, later especially with a rosary; Each in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | bēde | prayer, request, supplication, order, command,... |
| 4 | Old English | gebed | prayer, religious observance |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gabed | prayer |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |