Where does “cowardlily” come from?

cowardlily (English) comes from English cowardly, from Middle English coward, from Old French coart, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

cowardlily (English): In a cowardly manner

Definitions

  1. In a cowardly manner

Ancestry of “cowardlily”, step by step

cowardlily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cowardly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcowardlyShowing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly...
2Middle Englishcowardcoward, knave
3Old Frenchcoarta coward; cowardly
4Old French-ardpejorative agent noun
5Frankish-hardhardy, bold
6Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz