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Where does “dazedly” come from?

Dazedly comes from English dazed plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, derived from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "body" and "to lie."

dazedly (English): In a dazed manner

Definitions

  1. In a dazed manner

Ancestry of “dazedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
2EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
3Middle Englishgrisely—
4Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
5Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
6Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →