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

Definitions

  1. In a dour manner

Ancestry of “dourly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdourStern, harsh and forbidding; Unyielding and...
2Scotsdourstern, severe, relentless, dour
3Middle Irishdúrrigid, hard, solid; difficult; hard to bear
4Latindūrus—
5Proto-Italicdūros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Italic dūros →
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