Where does “crazily” come from?
Crazily derives from English crazy, which comes from Middle English craze with the English suffix -y, ultimately tracing through Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
crazily (English): In a crazy manner; Very, extremely
Definitions
- In a crazy manner; Very, extremely
Ancestry of “crazily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |