Where does “crowly” come from?

crowly (English) comes from English Crow, from Middle English crowe, from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crowly (English): Of, relating to, or resembling a crow or crows;...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a crow or crows;...

Ancestry of “crowly”, step by step

crowly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Crow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCrowA member of a Native American tribe of southern...
2Middle Englishcrowecrow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;...
3Middle EnglishcrowenTo crow; To make other noises typical of birds;...
4Old Englishcrāwecrow
5Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
6Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Germanic krēǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic krāā