Where does “bodily” come from?
Bodily comes from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, and Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots bʰewdʰ- and ḱóm.
bodily (English): Of, relating to, or concerning the body; Having a...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or concerning the body; Having a...
Ancestry of “bodily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |