Where does “damnably” come from?
Damnably comes from English damnable plus Middle English -ly, from Old English -līċ (resembling), from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
damnably (English): In a damnable manner
Ancestry of “damnably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dampnablely | — |
| 2 | Middle English | -ly | Alternative form of -liche |
| 3 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |