Where does “dully” come from?
Dully comes from English dull plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, derived from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots including dʰwel- and ḱóm.
dully (English): In a dull manner; without liveliness; without...
Definitions
- In a dull manner; without liveliness; without...
Ancestry of “dully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dull | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp;... |
| 2 | Middle English | dull | — |
| 3 | Old English | dol | foolish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dol | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dulaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dwalaz | confused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwel- | — |