Where does “dreadily” come from?
dreadily (English) comes from English dready, from Middle English dredy, from Middle English dred, from Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan, from Old English ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic andarādan, from Proto-West Germanic anda- — on, onto.
dreadily (English): In a dready manner; in dread
Definitions
- In a dready manner; in dread
Ancestry of “dreadily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dready | Characterised by dread |
| 2 | Middle English | dredy | afraid, scared, timid, anxious |
| 3 | Middle English | dred | Fear, dread; the state of being frightened |
| 4 | Middle English | dreden | To fear or dread |
| 5 | Old English | drǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 6 | Old English | ondrǣdan | to fear, dread |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | andarādan | to be afraid, fear; to be in awe |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |