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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

  1. in an avaricious or penetrating manner

Ancestry of “beadily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeadyResembling beads; small, round, and gleaming;...
2EnglishbeadPrayer, later especially with a rosary; Each in a...
3Middle Englishbēdeprayer, request, supplication, order, command,...
4Old Englishgebedprayer, religious observance
5Proto-West Germanicgabedprayer
6Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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