Where does “deeply” come from?
Deeply comes from Old English dēoplīċ, an adverbial form of dēop meaning deep, with the suffix -līċe forming adverbs to express the manner or quality of being deep.
deeply (English): At depth, in a deep way; To a deep extent;...
Definitions
- At depth, in a deep way; To a deep extent;...
Ancestry of “deeply”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deply | Deeply, intensely, fully; to a great extent |
| 2 | Old English | dēoplīċe | deeply |
| 3 | Old English | -līċe | ly (adverbial suffix) |
| 4 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |