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

  1. In a dull manner; without liveliness; without...

Ancestry of “dully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdullLacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp;...
2Middle Englishdull—
3Old Englishdolfoolish
4Proto-West Germanic*dol—
5Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwalaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic dulaz →