Where does “dourly” come from?
dourly (English) comes from English dour, from Scots dour, from Middle Irish dúr, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.
dourly (English): In a dour manner
Ancestry of “dourly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dour | Stern, harsh and forbidding; Unyielding and... |
| 2 | Scots | dour | stern, severe, relentless, dour |
| 3 | Middle Irish | dúr | rigid, hard, solid; difficult; hard to bear |
| 4 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |