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Where does “endlessly” come from?

Endlessly derives from Old English endelēaslīce, from endelēas meaning without end, plus the adverbial suffix -līce.

endlessly (English): In an endless manner; continuously without limit

Definitions

  1. In an endless manner; continuously without limit

Ancestry of “endlessly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishendeleslyFor an infinite time; endlessly, timelessly,...
2Old Englishendelēaslīce—
3Old English-līċe—
4Old English-eforming adverbs from adjectives; -ly
5Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
6Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
7Proto-Norse-īna-—
8Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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