Where does “childishly” come from?
Childishly comes from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
childishly (English): In a childish manner
Ancestry of “childishly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | childish | Of or suitable for a child; Behaving immaturely |
| 2 | Middle English | childissh | childish, juvenile |
| 3 | Old English | ċildisċ | — |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |