Where does “burgherly” come from?

burgherly (English) comes from English Burgher, from Middle High German burger, from Old High German burgari.

burgherly (English): Befitting a burgher

Definitions

  1. Befitting a burgher

Ancestry of “burgherly”, step by step

burgherly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Burgher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBurgherA member of a mixed-race ethnic group of Sri...
2Middle High Germanburgercitizen
3Old High Germanburgari—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old High German burgari →Every word from Middle High German burger →Every word from English Burgher →